Lord of the River-Spirits
Songhai · deity · Songhay heroic age · Recorded classification
Spirit-class antagonist (a water-zin) entered as a deity. 'Zin' is the Songhay water-genie (cf. Arabic jinn). His defeat by Faran Maka is the hinge of the Niger-mastery myth. Source: Stoller (1989).
Domains
- river spirits
- music enchantment
Powers
- to charm the fish and beasts of the river with music
- charm the river-creatures with the magic guitar
Relations
- enemy: Faran Maka the Fisher-GiantReciprocal of songhai_faran_maka.enemy — The fisher-giant defeats the water-zin who enslaved the river-spirits with his guitar, freeing the Niger's captives.Paul Stoller, Fusion of the Worlds (Chicago 1989) (secondary)
Sources
- Zinkibaru is the blind river-spirit (zin) whose magical music ruled the creatures of the Niger; defeated by the hero Faran Maka, his loss transfers mastery of the river to Faran in the foundational Songhay myth-cycle.: Paul Stoller, Fusion of the Worlds (1989) (secondary)