Me ake nufi da hippo a Afirka? Encyclopedia na alamomin

Hippo: Uwar Allah

A kudancin Mozambik, kamar yadda yake a Masar ta dā, ana girmama hippopotamus a matsayin wata baiwar Allah uwa a cikin kamannin hippopotamus. Ƙabilu da yawa sun ɗauki hippos a matsayin masu mulkin dukan korayen daular ƙarƙashin ruwa, inda furanni masu ban sha'awa suka yi fure.

An yi imanin cewa allahn hippo yana kula da mata masu juna biyu da yara ƙanana. Tatsuniyoyi da yawa sun faɗi yadda waɗannan alloli a masarautunsu na ƙarƙashin ruwa suke kula da jariran da suka cece da kansu ko kuma waɗanda mutane suka ba su amana. Amma tatsuniyoyi na ƙabilun Mali, akasin haka, sun ba da labarin dodanniya da suka firgita mutane da cinye kayayyakin shinkafa. Sakamakon haka, dodo behemoth ya sha kashi saboda dabarar mace ɗaya.

Source: "Alamomin Afirka" Heike Ovuzu