Moni the Prophet-Hero
Nuristani · demigod · mythic age (pre Islamic Kafiristan) · Recorded classification
The prompt's 'Mon/Moni the prophet-hero'. Demigod culture-hero (prophet + demon-slayer); corresponds to Kalash Mahandeo. Kamviri Mâni/Mandi. parentId links to Imra, his creator.
Parentage
- parent: Imra the Creator
Variant accounts
- source review correctionQualify the existing equation using the reviewed regional comparison.Michael Witzel, Kalash Religion, extract from The Ṛgvedic Religious System (2004), §§1.5.1–1.5.3, pp.3–8 and n.4 (secondary)
Domains
- prophecy and revelation
- war
Powers
- marches against and slays the demons
- serves as Imra's foremost prophet and intermediary
Relations
- sibling: Disani the Earth-MotherFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Imra the Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: Gish the War-GodFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Imra the Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- comparative identification: Lord of Crops and WarRegional comparison; biographies remain distinct.Michael Witzel, Kalash Religion, extract from The Ṛgvedic Religious System (2004), §§1.5.1–1.5.3, pp.3–8 and n.4 (secondary)
Sources
- Moni (Mon/Mandi), created by Imra and his closest associate, is the prophet-hero of the Nuristani Kafirs - ranked above the war-god Gish - and the demon-slaying culture-hero who gathers the gods to destroy the demons.: Robertson, G.S. (1896). The Kafirs of the Hindu-Kush. London: Lawrence & Bullen. (scholarship); Buddruss, G. (1960). Zur Mythologie der Prasun-Kafiren. Paideuma 7: 200-209. (scholarship)