Jawnomicon

Isiququmadevu

Also called Usiququmadevu.

Isiququmadevu is the swallowing monster of Zulu tradition, a squatting bloated beast that devours whole households and countryside together and is cut open to release them alive.

At a glance

Tradition
African folklore (general)
Region
South Africa (place of origin)
Trait family
The Swallowers

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Traits

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Form

  • Expandable swallowing mouth
    why

    The creature is described as bloated and squat, bearded in some renderings, and its characteristic act is total consumption: it swallows people, cattle, dogs and whole settlements, and the accounts pile the categories up to convey scale.

  • Distended belly narrow throat
    why

    The creature is described as bloated and squat, bearded in some renderings, and its characteristic act is total consumption: it swallows people, cattle, dogs and whole settlements, and the accounts pile the categories up to convey scale.

Offensive powers

  • Devouring
    why

    The creature is described as bloated and squat, bearded in some renderings, and its characteristic act is total consumption: it swallows people, cattle, dogs and whole settlements, and the accounts pile the categories up to convey scale.

Roles

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