ǀKaggen

ǀKaggen (more accurately ǀKágge̥n or ǀKaggən, sometimes corrupted to Cagn and sometimes called Mantis) is a demiurge and folk hero of the San people of southern Africa. He is a trickster god who can shape shift, usually taking the form of a praying mantis but also a bull eland, a louse, a snake, and a caterpillar.

==Shapeshifting== ǀKaggen is a trickster who is able to shape shift into the form of any animal. 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. His wife, ǀHúnntuǃattǃatte̥n (sometimes spelled as Coti), is represented as a marmot or rather a Cape hyrax and is known as the mother of bees. Their adopted daughter is represented as a porcupine.