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Olapa (moth)
''Olapa '' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') .... The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Species *'' Olapa atricosta'' (Hampson, 1909) *'' Olapa bipunctata'' (Holland, 1920) Congo *'' Olapa brachycerca'' Collenette, 1936 Angola *'' Olapa fulviceps'' Hampson, 1910 Congo *'' Olapa furva'' Hampson, 1905 southern Africa *'' Olapa ituri'' Collenette, 1931 Congo *'' Olapa jacksoni'' Collenette, 1957 Uganda *'' Olapa leptomita'' Collenette, 1931 Uganda *'' Olapa macrocerca'' Collenette, 1936 Angola *'' Olapa melanocera'' Hampson, 1909 *'' Olapa nigribasis'' Janse, 1917 Zimbabwe *'' Olapa nigricosta'' Hampson, 1905 Tanzania, southern Africa *'' Olapa notia'' Collenette, 1959 Madagascar *'' Olapa nuda'' (Holland, 1897) *'' Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Fulviceps
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai (Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology. Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in Kenya Maasai deities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Ituri
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Tavetensis
''Olapa tavetensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by William Jacob Holland in 1892. Distribution It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and Tanzania. This species has a wingspan of 40 mm. The wings are white with two minute black spots at the end of the cells of the primaries.Holland, W. J. (1892)"Descriptions of some new species of African Lepidoptera" ''The Entomologist''. 25 (supplement): 89–95. References Lymantriini Moths described in 1892 Moths of Africa {{Lymantriidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Sobo
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Phaeospila
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Nuda
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Notia
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Nigricosta
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Nigribasis
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Melanocera
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Macrocerca
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olapa Leptomita
Olapa, goddess of the moon, is married to Enkai ( Ngai), god of the sun in Maasai mythology The Maasai mythology or Maasai religion are the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Ngai (also called ''Engai'' or ''Enkai'') is the and .... Mythology The two fought one day, and Olapa, being a short tempered woman, inflicted Enkai with a wound. To hide his shame, he took to shining very brightly, so that no one could look straight at him. In revenge, Enkai hit Olapa back and struck out one of her eyes. This can be seen today, when the moon is full. Name The word for moon and month (''olapa'') carries the masculine gender form 'ol' in the prefix. External links * Naomi Kipury: ''Oral Literature of the Maasai'' (1983: East African Educational Publishers Ltd., PO Box 45314 Nairobi, Kenya)The myth of the sun and the moon {{Africa-myth-stub Lunar goddesses Religion in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |