Kamappa (also known as Kholomodumo) is a mythical creature from the Sotho people of Southern Africa. It is described as a shapeless, gluttonous monster that swallows everything living it comes by and gets larger and larger the more it swallows. It has multiple sharp tongues which it uses as weapons. Kammapa is the main antagonist in the story of Ditaolane where the monster is symbolic of all that holds back humanity and is killed by the hero. Etymology and origins Kammapa is possibly a synonym and descendant of Khodumodumo. Khodumodumo is an archaic Sotho term, most likely meaning “great noise”. Archeologist believe Kamappa is influenced by the San people's python god. There are parallels, common themes and motifs, that in this myth and other stories from throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
Kammapa (also known as Kholomodumo) is a mythical creature from the Sotho people of Southern Africa. It is described as a shapeless, gluttonous monster that swallows everything living it comes by and gets larger and larger the more it swallows. It has multiple sharp tongues which it uses as weapons. Kammapa is the main antagonist in the story of Ditaolane where the monster is symbolic of all that holds back humanity and is killed by the hero. Etymology and origins Kammapa is possibly a synonym and descendant of Khodumodumo. Khodumodumo is an archaic Sotho term, most likely meaning “great noise”. Archeologist believe Kammapa is influenced by the San people's python god. There are parallels, common themes and motifs, that in this myth and other stories from throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
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