ǂKá̦gára (also spelled ǂKáʻgára; ) is a character in
Ç€Xam (San) mythology associated with
lightning
Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One or both regions are within the atmosphere, with the second region sometimes occurring on ...
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Mythology
A story recorded in the 19th century tells of Ç‚Ká̦gára falling out with his brother-in-law ǃHãunu ou ǃHaÍ unu (). Ç‚Ká̦gára came to fetch his sister and take her home, but ǃHãunu pursued them. ǃHãunu began to throw lightning at Ç‚Ká̦gára, but Ç‚Ká̦gára was unhurt and threw lightning back. ǃHãunu died slowly, thundering, while Ç‚Ká̦gára went to sleep, also thundering.
The story is told to young children to explain lightning and thunder during a storm.
See also
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469705 ǂKá̦gára
469705 ǂKá̦gára (provisional designation ) is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system of the core Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on 11 March 2005 by American astronomer Marc Buie at the ...
, an astronomical body named after ǂKá̦gára, and its large moon ǃHãunu. (The likely pronunciations of these names are described there.)
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San mythology
References
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San gods
Ç€Xam mythology
Thunder gods