His legendary hero, Mantis, appears at the time of the beginning of the world, when the face of the earth was covered with water. 

Mantis was send to find the purpose of all life, and ask the bee to guide him.

Mantis was carried over the tumult of the dark and turbulent waters by the bee. (bees, as honey makers, are an image of wisdom).
  
After many a day of searching, the bee, however, became wearier and colder as he searched for solid ground, and Mantis felt heavier and heavier. 

The bee struggled bravely, as he flew slower and sank down towards the water. 

At last, the bee saw a great flower, half open, floating in the water, awaiting the sun's first rays.  

He laid Mantis in the heart of the flower, and planted within him the seed of the first human being. Then the bee died.  

But as the sun rose and warmed the flower, Mantis awoke, and there from within him, from the seed left by the bee, the first San was born.

- Gateway Africa