Colwic
Nuer · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Colwic: the metamorphosed souls of those killed by lightning, who become spirits of the above united with Kwoth nhial.
Domains
- lightning dead
Powers
- Become a spirit of the above when struck by lightning
- Watch over the lineage of the one taken
Relations
- descendant of: KwothThose taken by lightning become colwic, spoken of as gaat kwoth, 'children of God', united with Kwoth of the sky; recorded as descent of the spirit-class.E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Nuer Religion (1956), ch. 2 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Evans-Pritchard, Nuer Religion (1956) (secondary)