LEZA
African Rain God 🌧️
Also known as Lela
Tired old Weather God
In ages past he gave instructions to a certain Honeybird. “Now look, I have an important task for you. I want you to take these three calabashes to Earth for me. These two contain seeds to distribute wherever you wish, but this third one must remain sealed until I come down and attend to it.”
You can guess what happened, can’t you? Is a bird-brain not going to take a peek? It’s Pandora all over again isn’t it? Disaster, chaos and misfortune all over. Leza sighed. There was no way he was going down to clear that mess up.
Now he spends all his time in Heaven spring-cleaning and rumbling around which causes thunder. When he gazes downwards with his rheumy old eyes it causes rainfall.
Leza Facts and Figures
Name: Leza
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names: Lela
Gender: Male
Type: God
Area or people: Various tribes including Kaonde, Baila and Tonga, South Africa
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present
Role: 🌧️
In charge of: Rain
Area of expertise: Rain
Good/Evil Rating: OKAY, not bad
Popularity index: 9063
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Article last revised on August 24, 2018 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders
References: Coming soon.