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8/17/2019 Zulu Pantheon http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/zulu-pantheon 1/1 ZULU PANTHEON The creator of human beings in traditional Zulu mythology was Unkulunkulu, though in some stories it was Umvelinqangi who created the first man and woman. Especially important in traditional mythology were the ancestors who watched over the people today, as well as creatures that were part human and part lizard. pirits were also thought to e!ist in animals, in the forest and in caves. AMADLOZI were the Zulu ancestors. "eople can appeal to the spirit world by invoking these ancestors. INKOSAZANA was a female spirit that makes the maize #corn$ grow, the goddess of agriculture. he is worshipped in the spring. INTULO was a lizard%like creature with human characteristics. MAMLAMBO was the goddess of the rivers. MBABA MWANA WARESA was the goddess of rainbows, rain, crops, and cultivation. he is also beloved because she gave the gift of beer. TIKDOSHE is an evil dwarf. &t resembles the Chiruwi and the Hai-uri #one arm, one leg, one side$, and likes to fight humans. 'osing against Tikdoshe can mean death for the humans, but victory can give a man great magical powers. UHLAKANYANA was a mythical dwarf and trickster. UMVELINQANGI was the sky god who descended from heaven and married Uthlanga. &n some versions of the creation story, he created the reeds that Unkulunkulu came from. (e shows himself to people as thunder and earthquakes. UNKULUNKULU #sometimes spelled )kulunkulu$ was the creator of all things. (e grew out of a reed and when he became too heavy he fell to earth. This word also means *ancestor* in the Zulu language. UNWABA was a mythical chameleon. (e was sent by the ky +od to tell the people and craetures of the earth that they had immortal life. ecause he was too slow the people and creatures of earth did not become immortal after all. -hameleons turn from green to brown because they are sad that Unwaba was too slow. UTHLANGA #sometimes spelled Uhlanga$ was a large mythical marsh with reeds in the )orth, from which the creation came into e!istence.
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ZULU PANTHEON
The creator of human beings in traditional Zulu mythology was Unkulunkulu, though in somestories it was Umvelinqangi who created the first man and woman. Especially important intraditional mythology were the ancestors who watched over the people today, as well ascreatures that were part human and part lizard. pirits were also thought to e!ist in animals,in the forest and in caves.
AMADLOZI were the Zulu ancestors. "eople can appeal to the spirit world by invoking theseancestors.
INKOSAZANA was a female spirit that makes the maize #corn$ grow, the goddess of agriculture. he is worshipped in the spring.
INTULO was a lizard%like creature with human characteristics.
MAMLAMBO was the goddess of the rivers.
MBABA MWANA WARESA was the goddess of rainbows, rain, crops, and cultivation. he isalso beloved because she gave the gift of beer.
TIKDOSHE is an evil dwarf. &t resembles the Chiruwi and the Hai-uri #one arm, one leg, oneside$, and likes to fight humans. 'osing against Tikdoshe can mean death for the humans,but victory can give a man great magical powers.
UHLAKANYANA was a mythical dwarf and trickster.
UMVELINQANGI was the sky god who descended from heaven and married Uthlanga. &nsome versions of the creation story, he created the reeds that Unkulunkulu came from. (e
shows himself to people as thunder and earthquakes.
UNKULUNKULU #sometimes spelled )kulunkulu$ was the creator of all things. (e grew outof a reed and when he became too heavy he fell to earth. This word also means *ancestor* inthe Zulu language.
UNWABA was a mythical chameleon. (e was sent by the ky +od to tell the people andcraetures of the earth that they had immortal life. ecause he was too slow the people andcreatures of earth did not become immortal after all. -hameleons turn from green to brownbecause they are sad that Unwaba was too slow.
UTHLANGA #sometimes spelled Uhlanga$ was a large mythical marsh with reeds in the
)orth, from which the creation came into e!istence.
