Begetter of the Earth, the Mediating Demiurge

Classed as deity (a demiurge/mediating divinity). Sex given as male per the framing in Hollis's narratives, though the figure is sometimes an aspect of the genderless Enkai. Distinct from Enkai because he acts as intermediary and earth-begetter.

Domains

• the founding of the earth
• mediation between god and man

Powers

• calls down and instructs the first man upon the earth
• carries messages between Enkai and humankind

Relations

• mentor: First Man Who Lost the Word of Life

Sources

• Hollis, A.C., 'The Masai: Their Language and Folklore' (1905)
• Mol, F., 'Maa: A Dictionary of the Maasai Language and Folklore' (1978)