Sun and Moon hosting Water

Overview

Sun builds a larger compound for Water’s numerous family. Moon, his wife, joins him in repeatedly permitting more guests: Water arrives with aquatic animals.

Rising water sends both hosts onto their roof, then into the sky. This explains their celestial dwelling within Owino Ogot’s story; the page specifies no ethnic or national origin.

Origins & earliest records

Earlier witnesses unestablished.

Records & interpretation

Native complete story, lines 10–49.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

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   Sun, Moon, and Water

   Owino Ogot; translation Athieno Gertrude; illustration Salim Kasamba

Family & connections

A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.

References

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1. Selected retellingSun, Moon, and WaterResearch access: 2026-10-12

Image credits

AI interpretation of Sun and Moon escaping Water.

Modern AI interpretation. Symbolic setting imagined.