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Cagn
Cagn (also known as /Kaggen〔Hastings, p.522〕) is the supreme god of the San of southern Africa. He is the first being and the creator of the world.〔Asante, p.35〕 He is a trickster god who can shape shift, most often into the praying mantis. ==Shapeshifting== Cagn is a trickster who is able to shape shift into the form of any animal.〔Stookey, p.184〕 He is most frequently represented as a praying mantis but also takes the form of a bull eland, a louse, a snake, and a caterpillar.〔〔〔〔Meletinsky, p.169〕 His wife, Coti, is represented as a marmot or rather a cape hyrax and is known as the mother of bees.〔〔Moore, p.113〕〔Lewis-Williams (2000), p.143〕 Their adopted daughter is represented as a porcupine.〔Lang, p.38〕
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