Une entite citee comme dieu de la chasse du Soudan dans quelques repertoires, sans autre developpement.

Que sait-on de son culte ?

Rien de solide. Les sources accessibles ne decrivent ni rites, ni mythes, ni peuple precis.

Peut-on le rattacher a un pantheon connu ?

Pas avec certitude. Le terme Soudan reste large et aucune tradition ethnique precise n'est confirmee dans les sources.

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RANG

ally

God

🌍 EarthSoudan →Soudan — SoudanElder

Gender: MasculineSign: chasse

An entity little attested in the available sources. Rang is mentioned as a god of the hunt attached to Sudan in generalist repertories of African mythology, but without narrative, without a precise cult or documented ethnic context. As things stand, one can neither confirm the people of origin nor detail his attributes beyond this hunting function.

Powers & Attributes

hunting

Role in the ROHO universe

Voice of the forest. RANG watches the spirits of the woods and negotiates with the hunters the respect of the places. Bound to the Sudan pantheon.

Sacred Mask

An ancient ritual mask of fired clay, bronze and fossilised roots, engraved with symbols of hunting, embodiment of the power of Rang

Era

Ancient cycle

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rang?

An entity cited as a god of the hunt of Sudan in a few repertories, without further development.

What is known of his cult?

Nothing solid. The accessible sources describe neither rites, nor myths, nor a precise people.

Can he be attached to a known pantheon?

Not with certainty. The term Sudan remains broad and no precise ethnic tradition is confirmed in the sources.

Related spirits

FARA MAKA DINGA NGEWO UMWA

Sources and references

mythologica.fr, pantheon africain (lettre R)
Godfrey Lienhardt, Divinity and Experience: The Religion of the Dinka, Oxford, Clarendon Press (1961)