Tsetse (Bushongo Mythology)

= Tsetse =

Gender
Female

Mythology
Bushongo

Role
Deity of Lightning, troublemaker

Creator
Bumba

Siblings
Nyonye Ngana

Chonganda

Chedi Bumba

Koy Bumba

Pongo Bumba

Ganda Bumba

Yo

Kono Bumba

Tsete

Nyani Bumba

The Beetle

Budi

Origin/Birth
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Tsetse was the 6th creature vomited from Bumba, the source of the universe. However, being the spirit of lightning, she was a troublemaker, and was chased into the sky by Bumba. According to the Bushongo peoples, she occasionally still strikes down in the form of lightning to this day.

Description
Tsetse is the troublemaker god and spirit of lightning in Bushongo Mythology, and the only creation of Bumba not to help him create the universe. She explains lightning; despite being chased into the sky by Bumba, she occasionally still strikes the earth as lightning.

Tales
The creation of the Universe (Bushongo)

History
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Etymology
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Archaeological Record
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Modern Influence
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Literature including Tsetse
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