dog
animal_ally earth Mende people single tradition · 2
The dog was entrusted by Ngewo with telling humans that they will not die. However, the dog was distracted and arrived after the toad. Thus, death became humanity's fate.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Tales of Dog are part of the oral tradition of north-Eurasian peoples.
Relationships
- serves
- Ngewo
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ngewo gave two messages to be received by the Mende people and told two animals, the toad and the dog, to send these messages to earth. The dog was entrusted with telling humans that they will not die, while the toad would bring a message foretelling their death instead.”
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