Rainbow Being, Son-in-Law of the Mantis

Classed as deity (a primordial First-Race being identified with the rainbow). Part of the ǀKaggen mythic family. Click symbol ǀ = dental click.

Children

• the Ichneumon
• the younger Kwammang-a

Domains

• the rainbow

Powers

• manifests in the sky as the colours of the rainbow

Relations

• companion: Mantis Trickster-Creator
• spouse: Porcupine, Adopted Daughter of the Mantis

Sources

• Bleek, W.H.I. & Lloyd, L.C., 'Specimens of Bushman Folklore' (1911)
• Bleek, D.F., 'The Mantis and His Friends: Bushman Folklore' (1923)