Son of the Mantis
San · demigod · First Times / the Early Race · Recorded classification
Classed as demigod (a son of the creator Cagn/ǀKaggen). Attested specifically in the Maloti-Drakensberg (Qing/Orpen) tradition of the San rather than the /Xam corpus; included to represent the hero/offspring tier the prompt requests.
Parentage
- parent: Mantis Trickster-Creator
Domains
- the hunt
Powers
- assists and is rescued by his father the Mantis in adventures against the baboons
Relations
- sibling: Porcupine, Adopted Daughter of the MantisFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Mantis Trickster-Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- Cogaz is the son of Cagn (the Mantis) in the Maloti-Drakensberg San mythology recorded from the narrator Qing by J.M. Orpen in 1874.: Orpen, J.M., 'A Glimpse into the Mythology of the Maluti Bushmen', Cape Monthly Magazine 9 (1874) (primary); McGranaghan, M. & Challis, S., 'Qing and the Animals of the Drakensberg-Maloti', in 'Aspects of San Rock Art' (Springer, 2017) (secondary)