They include Bamapana, who committed incest, and Yurugu, who fights with his twin Nommo. Others, such as the Saci, live in the forests and are rarely seen by humans, while solitary ones like Olifat, who equipped sharks with their teeth, search for immortality. Another example, the Kumiho, has nine tails and takes the place of the bride at weddings; he can only be discovered after its clothes are taken off. Another of these figures is eventually foiled by the wax girl and reprimanded by his father Nyame. The best known descriptions of their activities occur in the tales
They include Bamapana, who committed incest, and Yurugu, who fights with his twin Nommo. Others, such as the Saci, live in the forests and are rarely seen by humans, while solitary ones like Olifat, who equipped sharks with their teeth, search for immortality. Another example, the Kumiho, has nine tails and takes the place of the bride at weddings; he can only be discovered after its clothes are taken off. Another of these figures is eventually foiled by the wax girl and reprimanded by his father Nyame. The best known descriptions of their activities occur in the tales of Native Americans who describe them in such animal forms as Hare, Raven, and Coyote. FTP, give the general term for these mythological figures who use cunning to evade responsibility and prank others.
They include Bamapana, who committed incest, and Yurugu, who fights with his twin Nommo.
trickster gods or figures or deities