Inkanyamba
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Inkanyamba (South Africa
AFRICA): The most famous individual inkamyaba is one which dwells
beneath Howe Falls in South Africa. this, however, is not the only
one. inkanyambas are common elements in the folklore of south African
peoples, being huge water serpents with fore-flippers. cave paintings
of such creatures are known as "rain animals" amongst
archaeologists, cause they are always asociated with storms. a
common beleif is that
every summer the inkanyambas fling themselves intot he sky and
become angry, wreaking havok everywhere they go. this is based
on the fact
that every summer the inkanyambas dissapear, at the same time that
the summer storms occur. the snake-like shape of tornadoes help
furthur the myth. inkanyambas are most likely some kind of emmense
eel, hence
the large fore-flippers and elongate body. |
