"The Tokoloshe, also Tokolotshe, Tokolosh, Tokoloshi or Tikoloshe, is a dwarfish, evil mythical creature in Zulu mythology.
The Xhosa word uTikoloshe can be roughly translated as 'little ghost' or 'little devil'. It possibly derives from the isiXhosa term uthikoloshe.
The tokoloshe is usually said to be seen only by children, towards whom he also shows kindness and often builds a friendship. Tokoloshe is often associated with a spirit that is called to harm another, which also explains why the tokoloshe spreads great terror. It is said to hide under the bed and attack while sleeping. In southern parts of Africa, some people therefore raise their beds with bricks to protect themselves from the tokoloshe, as they assume that it is only 20-30 cm tall and therefore cannot reach the raised bed. Many also avoid saying its name, fearing that it might appear on it. The fear of tokoloshe also leads to a certain fear of frogs and snakes, as he is said to be able to manifest himself in these animals.
Many myths surround the tokoloshe. The different peoples of South Africa also often have a different description of the spirit. They all have in common that the tokoloshe is depicted as a dwarf-like, hairy being, sometimes also as undead, whereby the size, which is usually less than one metre, is explained by the fact that when the corpse is reanimated, the body shrinks, becomes wrinkled and black and thus acquires the typical appearance of a tokoloshe. In his book They Walk By Night (1949), author Eric Rosenthal describes the tokoloshe as not much larger than a baboon, but without a tail and yet densely hairy with black fur on black skin. "His hands and feet are those of a common mortal, but he is never heard to speak. He shuns the light of day ... and his deeds are boundlessly cruel and vengeful." The tokoloshe wants to harm humans, but only becomes dangerous to them when controlled by an evil sorcerer. According to the myths, the tokoloshe has the power to kill a human, supposedly it can also make itself invisible, but this has not been passed down in all the tales.
The only way to protect oneself from Tokoloshe is to call a n'anga (shaman), who has the power to drive Tokoloshe away. Other stories say that the tokoloshe is only called by a n'anga when, for example, he is offended by a person."
"The Tokoloshe, also Tokolotshe, Tokolosh, Tokoloshi or Tikoloshe, is a dwarfish, evil mythical creature in Zulu mythology.
The Xhosa word uTikoloshe can be roughly translated as 'little ghost' or 'little devil'. It possibly derives from the isiXhosa term uthikoloshe.
The tokoloshe is usually said to be seen only by children, towards whom he also shows kindness and often builds a friendship. Tokoloshe is often associated with a spirit that is called to harm another, which also explains why the tokoloshe spreads great terror. It is said to hide under the bed and attack while sleeping. In southern parts of Africa, some people therefore raise their beds with bricks to protect themselves from the tokoloshe, as they assume that it is only 20-30 cm tall and therefore cannot reach the raised bed. Many also avoid saying its name, fearing that it might appear on it. The fear of tokoloshe also leads to a certain fear of frogs and snakes, as he is said to be able to manifest himself in these animals.
Many myths surround the tokoloshe. The different peoples of South Africa also often have a different description of the spirit. They all have in common that the tokoloshe is depicted as a dwarf-like, hairy being, sometimes also as undead, whereby the size, which is usually less than one metre, is explained by the fact that when the corpse is reanimated, the body shrinks, becomes wrinkled and black and thus acquires the typical appearance of a tokoloshe. In his book They Walk By Night (1949), author Eric Rosenthal describes the tokoloshe as not much larger than a baboon, but without a tail and yet densely hairy with black fur on black skin. "His hands and feet are those of a common mortal, but he is never heard to speak. He shuns the light of day ... and his deeds are boundlessly cruel and vengeful." The tokoloshe wants to harm humans, but only becomes dangerous to them when controlled by an evil sorcerer. According to the myths, the tokoloshe has the power to kill a human, supposedly it can also make itself invisible, but this has not been passed down in all the tales.
The only way to protect oneself from Tokoloshe is to call a n'anga (shaman), who has the power to drive Tokoloshe away. Other stories say that the tokoloshe is only called by a n'anga when, for example, he is offended by a person."
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"The Tokoloshe, also Tokolotshe, Tokolosh, Tokoloshi or Tikoloshe, is a dwarfish, evil mythical creature in Zulu mythology.
The Xhosa word uTikoloshe can be roughly translated as 'little ghost' or 'little devil'. It possibly derives from the isiXhosa term uthikoloshe.
The tokoloshe is usually said to be seen only by children, towards whom he also shows kindness and often builds a friendship. Tokoloshe is often associated with a spirit that is called to harm another, which also explains why the tokoloshe spreads great terror. It is said to hide under the bed and attack while sleeping. In southern parts of Africa, some people therefore raise their beds with bricks to protect themselves from the tokoloshe, as they assume that it is only 20-30 cm tall and therefore cannot reach the raised bed. Many also avoid saying its name, fearing that it might appear on it. The fear of tokoloshe also leads to a certain fear of frogs and snakes, as he is said to be able to manifest himself in these animals.
Many myths surround the tokoloshe. The different peoples of South Africa also often have a different description of the spirit. They all have in common that the tokoloshe is depicted as a dwarf-like, hairy being, sometimes also as undead, whereby the size, which is usually less than one metre, is explained by the fact that when the corpse is reanimated, the body shrinks, becomes wrinkled and black and thus acquires the typical appearance of a tokoloshe. In his book They Walk By Night (1949), author Eric Rosenthal describes the tokoloshe as not much larger than a baboon, but without a tail and yet densely hairy with black fur on black skin. "His hands and feet are those of a common mortal, but he is never heard to speak. He shuns the light of day ... and his deeds are boundlessly cruel and vengeful." The tokoloshe wants to harm humans, but only becomes dangerous to them when controlled by an evil sorcerer. According to the myths, the tokoloshe has the power to kill a human, supposedly it can also make itself invisible, but this has not been passed down in all the tales.
The only way to protect oneself from Tokoloshe is to call a n'anga (shaman), who has the power to drive Tokoloshe away. Other stories say that the tokoloshe is only called by a n'anga when, for example, he is offended by a person."
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"The Tokoloshe, also Tokolotshe, Tokolosh, Tokoloshi or Tikoloshe, is a dwarfish, evil mythical creature in Zulu mythology.
The Xhosa word uTikoloshe can be roughly translated as 'little ghost' or 'little devil'. It possibly derives from the isiXhosa term uthikoloshe.
The tokoloshe is usually said to be seen only by children, towards whom he also shows kindness and often builds a friendship. Tokoloshe is often associated with a spirit that is called to harm another, which also explains why the tokoloshe spreads great terror. It is said to hide under the bed and attack while sleeping. In southern parts of Africa, some people therefore raise their beds with bricks to protect themselves from the tokoloshe, as they assume that it is only 20-30 cm tall and therefore cannot reach the raised bed. Many also avoid saying its name, fearing that it might appear on it. The fear of tokoloshe also leads to a certain fear of frogs and snakes, as he is said to be able to manifest himself in these animals.
Many myths surround the tokoloshe. The different peoples of South Africa also often have a different description of the spirit. They all have in common that the tokoloshe is depicted as a dwarf-like, hairy being, sometimes also as undead, whereby the size, which is usually less than one metre, is explained by the fact that when the corpse is reanimated, the body shrinks, becomes wrinkled and black and thus acquires the typical appearance of a tokoloshe. In his book They Walk By Night (1949), author Eric Rosenthal describes the tokoloshe as not much larger than a baboon, but without a tail and yet densely hairy with black fur on black skin. "His hands and feet are those of a common mortal, but he is never heard to speak. He shuns the light of day ... and his deeds are boundlessly cruel and vengeful." The tokoloshe wants to harm humans, but only becomes dangerous to them when controlled by an evil sorcerer. According to the myths, the tokoloshe has the power to kill a human, supposedly it can also make itself invisible, but this has not been passed down in all the tales.
The only way to protect oneself from Tokoloshe is to call a n'anga (shaman), who has the power to drive Tokoloshe away. Other stories say that the tokoloshe is only called by a n'anga when, for example, he is offended by a person."
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