African Mythology Archive
African Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Yoruba say that the planet Earth was nothing but an enormous expanse of water and marshes in the beginning. Yoruba people have
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African Mythology
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Unkulunkulu is the Supreme Being and creator god in the mythology of the Zulu and Ndebele people in southern Africa. There was a common
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African Mythology
AncientPages.com - In 1976 paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey and other scientists reported that they’d found ancient hominin footprints at a site in Laetoli, northeastern Tanzania. The footprints were frozen
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African Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many interesting, and little-known stories told by African tribes. Africa was once home to several powerful civilizations, but sadly today, the
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African Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages - In mythology, Eshu is a spirit (Orisha) of African origin, from the religious traditions of the Yoruba people in present-day Nigeria. Eshu is the
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African Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among several powerful Yoruba deities (Orishas), there is Oshun, goddess of river, love, money, prosperity, fertility, and abundance. She is benevolent, very generous, and
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African Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Kingship and weather are strongly associated with Yoruba mythology. Myths and legends of Yoruba say that the greatest warrior-king, Shango, became the god
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African Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Anansi the Spider is a very popular creature encountered in African mythology. This West African god frequently takes the form of a spider and
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