Iwune

Iwune is the god of competition. His animal avatar it the giraffe. He is usually shown wearing a wreath on his head.

Lure
Iwune is a child of Altu. He was very short and was often teased for it. One day, he made a deal with the goddess Prakan. He challenged her to a race to the end of the earth. If he won, she had to make him taller. If he lost, he would give up his immortality and die and live the life of a mortal. Prakan was confident that she would win, so she agreed. They both swore on the conditions of the race in Kipam's name.

In the end, Iwune won. Prakan couldn't believe it and brought it up with the Council of the Gods. She said had only agreed to the terms of the race because she thought for sure that she would win, and that Iwune only won because he got lucky. Kipam reminded Prakan that she had sworn, so she had no choice but to keep her word. She stretch out Iwune's legs and neck to make him taller. To this day, giraffe's' neck and legs are very long.