▁it ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁He ▁occasionally ▁contacts ▁mort als ▁through ▁Gor ▁( a ▁th under ▁god ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁ele ph ant ) ▁or ▁a ▁ch ame le on ▁( similar ▁to ▁the ▁divine ▁mess enger ▁used ▁by ▁Or ish - n la ▁of ▁Y or uba ▁myth ology ). ▁ ▁Kh on v ou m ▁created ▁man kind ▁from ▁cl ay . ▁ ▁Black ▁people ▁were ▁made ▁from ▁black ▁cl ay , ▁white ▁people ▁came ▁from ▁white ▁cl ay , ▁and ▁the ▁P yg m ies ▁themselves ▁came ▁from ▁red ▁cl ay . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁creates ▁the ▁animals ▁that ▁are ▁needed ▁by ▁hun ters . ▁ ▁Are b ati ▁is ▁a ▁lun ar ▁de ity ▁and ▁Sky ▁Father . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁sources , ▁he ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁created ▁human ity ▁from ▁cl ay , ▁instead ▁of ▁Kh on v ou m . ▁ ▁T ore ▁is ▁a ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁for ests ▁who ▁supplies ▁animals ▁to ▁hun ters . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁th under ▁god ▁who ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁storm ▁and ▁h ides ▁in ▁rain b ows . ▁ ▁Most ▁important ly , ▁T ore ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁le op ard ▁in ▁the ▁init iation ▁r ites . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁P yg m ies ▁st ole ▁fire ▁from ▁T ore ; ▁he ▁ch ased ▁them ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁catch ▁them , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁home , ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁died . ▁ ▁As ▁pun ishment , ▁he ▁decre ed ▁that ▁humans