The Legend of the Shona Creation Story
A richly told retelling of the Shona creation myth: how Mwari shaped sky, earth, animals and the first people in the valleys of Zimbabwe
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The Tale of the Rain Bull and the Rain Sorceress
A San myth of the gentle rain-bringer and the storm-weaver in the Kalahari
The Myth of the San People's Creation Story
A retelling of the Southern African tale in which animals held the world alone until a cunning spirit shaped the first people
The Legend of Maman Brigitte: Keeper of Graves and Laughter
Haiti’s fierce Loa of the dead, tracing African roots, cemeteries, and the first woman buried beneath the iron gate
The Tale of Baron Samedi (Haitian Vodou, with African roots)
An immersive mythic portrait of the Loa of the dead, traced from West Africa to the graveyards of Haiti
The Story of the Loa of Vodun - Specific Tales
An immersive exploration of individual Loa from Benin Vodun and Haitian Vodou — their characters, stories, rituals, and enduring cultural resonance.
The Myth of Hevioso, the Fon Thunder God
Hevioso of Benin: thunder that judges, lightning that reveals, a deity of wrath and balance
The Legend of the Aziza (Fon Forest Spirits)
Benevolent forest spirits of the Fon people who guide hunters and reveal the medicinal language of plants
The Tale of Gu, the Fon God of Iron and War
A Beninese myth of craft, courage, creation, and the fragile border between making and unmaking
The Story of Mawu-Lisa (Fon Creator Deity)
How the Moon and Sun Were One: A Beninese Creation Tale of Balance, Light, and Rhythm
The Legend of the Egbere (Crying Bush Baby Spirit)
A Yoruba folktale of a mischievous child-spirit, a precious mat, and the strange fortunes that follow
The Tale of the Ikenga (Igbo Altar of Strength)
A horned altar honoring the right hand’s power — strength, success and the measure of a man's deeds in Igboland
The Story of Ala, the Igbo Earth Goddess
A lyrical, immersive myth of Ala—guardian of earth, morality, fertility, and creativity among the Igbo
The Myth of the Igbo Creation Story
How the Igbo tell of the world rising from a boundless, primordial watery chaos
The Legend of the Emere (Spirit Realm Beings)
Yoruba tales of children who walk between worlds — beauty, power, and the price of belonging to spirit and earth.
The Myth of Orunmila and the Ifa Divination
How Orunmila brought the language of fate to the Yoruba, and the living practice of Ifa divination that guides generations
The Legend of Ogun, the Iron Orisha
Ogun, Yoruba god of iron, war, and the wild—protector of paths, maker of tools, and wielder of both creation and destruction.
The Tale of Yemoja, the Mother Orisha
Yemoja, goddess of the ocean and patron of women and fishermen, returns in song and salt-scented ritual across shores
The Story of Oya, the Wind Orisha
A vividly told myth of Oya, the fierce Yoruba goddess of wind, storms, market and protector of women.
The Myth of Oshun, the River Orisha
Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, and her living myth along the Osun River
The Legend of the Bida, the Black Snake
A Soninke legend from Ghana about a protective spirit, a cruel demand, and the hero who broke the serpent's hold
The Tale of the Sigui Festival and the Great Mask
A richly woven account of the Dogon sixty-year Sigui celebration, the carving of the Great Mask, and the passage of ancestral knowledge at the Bandiagara Escarpment
The Story of Amma and the Nommo
A richly woven retelling of the Dogon creation, the divine maker Amma, and the ancestral waters of the Nommo
The Legend of Yennenga, the Warrior Princess
How a fearless daughter rode away from a kingdom and planted the roots of the Mossi dynasty
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