Pygmy mythology
In the African
Pygmy mythology, the most important god of the
Pygmy pantheon is Khonvoum (also Khonuum, Kmvoum, Chorum), a god of the hunt who wields a bow made from two
snakes (it appears to
humans as a
rainbow). After
sunset every day, Khonvoum gathers fragments of the
stars and uses them to revitalize the sun for the next day. He occasionally contacts mortals through an
elephant (named
Gor) or a
chameleon. Khonvoum created mankind from
clay. Black people were made from black clay, white people came from white clay and the Pygmies themselves came from red clay.
Arebati is a lunar deity and Sky Father. In some sources, he was said to have created humanity from clay, instead of Khonvoum.
Tore is a god of the forests and hunting. He appears as a storm and hides in rainbows. Most importantly, Tore appears as a leopard in the initiation rites. He is possibly
Negoogunogumbar is a child-eating giant. Obrigwabibikwa is a dwarf who can change himself into a reptile.