Lord of the River-Spirits

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-Giant

Sources

• Paul Stoller, Fusion of the Worlds (1989)