Itherther

Itherther is a deity in the mythology of the Kabyle people of Algeria. According to legend, Itherther was a buffalo who existed at the beginning of time, together with a female calf named Thamuatz.^[1] Itherther and Thamuatz emerged from a dark subterranean realm called Tlam.^[1]^[2] They preferred the light of the earth to the darkness of Tlam and chose to remain there.^[2] Itherther and Thamuatz had a son called Achimi, and a daughter.^[2] Achimi mated with his mother and sister and when Itherther found out, he fought with his son.^[2] Defeated, Itherther ran away. In time, with his semen, he created seven new species of animal.^[2]

References

1 2 Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 Frobenius, Leo; Douglas C. Fox (1999). African Genesis: Folk Tales and Myths of Africa. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 61–68. ISBN 0-486-40911-2.

External links

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[ODWM-1] 1 2 Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2008.

[LF-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Frobenius, Leo; Douglas C. Fox (1999). African Genesis: Folk Tales and Myths of Africa. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 61–68. ISBN 0-486-40911-2.

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