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, alone with a female calf called Thamuatz.[1] Itherther and Thamuatz had come from a dark place beneath the earth called Tlam.[1][2] They preferred the light of the earth to the darkness of Tlam and decided to stay.[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]
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- ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ a b c d e 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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