Crowmaster - iKaggen (The Mantis) #postmetal #postrock #crowmaster #africa #namibia #southafrica

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:52:23 +0000

iKaggen, the Mantis, is a central and significant figure in the rich and complex cosmology of the San people of Southern Africa

A Creator and Trickster: iKaggen is a powerful, multifaceted deity responsible for creating many aspects of the world, including the moon, the sun, and the first people, but he is also a trickster who uses deception and magic and can take many forms, appearing not only as a praying mantis but also as a hare, a snake, or an eland, often shifting form to evade trouble or play tricks

iKaggen the Trickster
'neath a sun yet undone
A flick of his forelimb
the world drawn in sin
A flawed creator
with whom chaos begins
He shaped the first man from a hole in the earth
Then destroyed them in fire
nullifying their worth
A divine deception
a malicious charade
In His image of madness
creation was made.