Ditaolane

	Ditaolane Ditaolane, also known as Lituolone, is a hero in Sotho mythology. Legend Before Ditaolane was born, nearly all humans had been eaten by a monster called Kammapa. The only remaining human left was Ditaolane’s mother, who hid herself in a stable. When Ditaolane was born, he came out of her mother’s womb wearing a necklace of divining charms. His mother named him Ditaolane, meaning the diviner, in honor of this. The baby then grew into an adult human almost instantaneously. When Ditaolane saw the state of the world for the first time and the cause of it, he left his dwelling with a knife in hand to seek Kammapa and defeat him. In his encounter with Kammapa, Ditaolane was swallowed whole, though he remained uninjured. He escaped from Kammapa’s body by slashing his body from the inside, which fatally injured Kammapa. The people who had been eaten by Kammapa, were alive inside his belly all this time and escaped with Ditaolane. Unfortunately, the people that Ditaolane rescued gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kamappa Kammapa (also known as Kholomodumo) is a mythical creature from the Sotho people of Southern Africa. It is described as a shapeless, gluttonous monster that swallows everything living it comes by and gets larger and larger the more it swallows. It has multiple sharp tongues which it uses as weapons. Kammapa is the main antagonist in the story of Ditaolane where the monster is symbolic of all that holds back humanity and is killed by the hero. Etymology and origins Kammapa is possibly a synonym and descendant of Khodumodumo. Khodumodumo is an archaic Sotho term, most likely meaning “great noise”. Archeologists believe Kammapa is influenced by the San people The San peoples (also Saan), or Bushmen, are members of various Khoe, Tuu, or Kxʼa-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer cultures that are the first cultures of Southern Africa, and whose territories span Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia ...'s python god. There are parallels, common themes and motifs, that in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of African Mythological Figures This is a list of African spirits as well as deities found within the traditional African religions. It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the Afro-American religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in this list. Akan Abu-Mehsu Amokye Anansi Asase Ya Aso Bia Bobowissi Bosomtwe Intikuma Katarwiri Kwase Benefo Kweku Tsin Nyame Owuo * Tano Alur * Jok Odudu Bambara * Bemba * Chiwara Duga Faro Kontron Muso Koroni Ndomadyiri Ninimini Sanen Suruku Teliko Baganda Katonda Ggulu Kibuka Kitaka Kiwanuka Mukasa Musisi Nambi Warumbe Wanema Wanga Bahumono Owazi Boloki Libanza * Njambe Dahomey Agé Ayaba Da Gbadu * Gleti Gu Lisa Loko Mawu Nana Buluku Salosteles * Sakpata * Xevioso Zinsi Zinsu Dinka * Abuk * Aiwel * Deng * Kejok * Nhialic Efik * Abassi Atai Fang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sotho People The Sotho () people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho (), are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa. They split into different ethnic groups over time, due to regional conflicts and colonialism, which resulted in the modern Basotho, who have inhabited the region of Lesotho, South Africa since around the fifth century CE. The modern Basotho identity emerged from the accomplished diplomacy of Moshoeshoe I, who unified the disparate clans of Sotho–Tswana origin that had dispersed across southern Africa in the early 19th century. Most Basotho today live in Lesotho or South Africa, as the area of the Orange Free State was originally part of Moshoeshoe's nation (now Lesotho). History Early history Bantu-speaking peoples had settled in what is now South Africa by about 500 CE. Separation from the Tswana is assumed to have taken place by the 14th century. The first historical references to the Basotho date to the 19th century. By that time, a series of Basotho kingdoms co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]