Zulu/Xhosa great storm-serpent of the rivers and waterfalls — the 'snake in the sky' that rises as a tornado and brings storm and hail; 'Lord of the Waters' (iNkosi yamanzi), dwelling in the pool of Howick Falls. SOLITARY: a kinless rain/storm-serpent with no attested parentage or kin.
Domains
storm tornado
rivers waterfalls
Powers
Rises into the sky as a tornado and brings storm and hail
Dwells in and commands the deep river-pools and waterfalls
Epithets
iNkosi yamanzi (Lord of the Waters)
Sources
Axel-Ivar Berglund, Zulu Thought-Patterns and Symbolism (1976)