TORE


Meaning of TORE in English

[African] The wood god of the pygmies of Zaire. He is 'lord of the animals' and patron of the hunt. It is believed that he manifests himself as a storm, and that he hides in a rainbow. Tore plays an important part in the initiation rites, where he appears as a leopard.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.