Case file · Folklore / legend
The graves of Heitsi-eibib
Stone cairns across Namaqualand and Namibia are called graves of Heitsi-eibib, the Khoikhoi hero who died and rose again many times; travellers add a stone for luck.
1881 CE · -27.00, 17.50 · status: legend
The account
Theophilus Hahn set out Khoikhoi traditions of Heitsi-eibib, Tsui-//Goab and the evil Gaunab in his 1881 book Tsuni-//Goam. Because the hero has so many graves, his resurrections are part of the story. Position approximate.