the First Man
Lozi · mortal · primordial · Recorded classification
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
- Kamonu is the first man of Lozi myth, the smith and cultivator whose imitation of Nyambe and slaying of creatures caused the creator to withdraw to heaven.: Jalla, A. (1921). Litaba za Sicaba sa Malozi. Cape Town. (secondary); Werner, A. (1933). Myths and Legends of the Bantu. London: George G. Harrap, ch. III. (secondary)