Founder Hero
Nupe · demigod · legendary past · demigod
Founder culture-hero of the Nupe, the 'trickster-hero' of the request. A legendary king of semi-divine paternity (Igala royal line) raised above ordinary mortals; classed as demigod and as a culture-hero tier. His cycle carries trickster motifs (the impossible-fruit test).
Domains
- kingship
- culture founding
Powers
- unite the scattered Nupe clans into one kingdom
- pluck the unreachable palm-fruit by cunning
Epithets
- Etsu Nupe