the First Man

First-ancestor / culture-hero tier: classed mortal as the first human. His mastery of smithing and farming is the aetiology by which the Lozi account for human technology.

Domains

• metalworking
• cultivation

Powers

• learn and copy the creator's crafts
• pursue the withdrawing god

Sources

• Jalla, A. (1921). Litaba za Sicaba sa Malozi. Cape Town.
• Werner, A. (1933). Myths and Legends of the Bantu. London: George G. Harrap, ch. III.