Itherther is a deity in the mythology of the Kabyle people of Algeria. According to legend, Itherther was a buffalo who existed at the beginning of time, alone with a female calf called Thamuatz. [1] Itherther and Thamuatz had come from a dark place beneath the earth called Tlam. [1] [2] They preferred the light of the earth to the darkness of Tlam and decided to stay. [2] Itherther and Thamuatz had a son called Achimi, and a daughter. [2] Achimi mated with his mother and sister and when Itherther found out, he fought with his son. [2] Defeated, Itherther ran away. In time, with his semen, he created seven new species of animal. [2]
Itherther is a deity in the mythology of the Kabyle people of Algeria. According to legend, Itherther was a buffalo who existed at the beginning of time, alone with a female calf called Thamuatz. [1] Itherther and Thamuatz had come from a dark place beneath the earth called Tlam. [1] [2] They preferred the light of the earth to the darkness of Tlam and decided to stay. [2] Itherther and Thamuatz had a son called Achimi, and a daughter. [2] Achimi mated with his mother and sister and when Itherther found out, he fought with his son. [2] Defeated, Itherther ran away. In time, with his semen, he created seven new species of animal. [2]