The Legend of Lam-Ang The extraordinary hero of a pre-Hispanic Filipino epic who possessed strength and courage from birth
The Myth of the Tiyanak A chilling Philippine folktale of a vampiric infant that lures the living into the dark woods
The Tale of the Kapre A towering, cigar-smoking tree giant who teases travelers under the Philippine night sky
The Story of the Wiil Waal, the Somali Wise King A collection of Somali folktales about Sultan Wiil Waal, whose riddles and wit kept peace across dunes and villages
The Myth of the Tyrian Purple Dye Discovery How a loyal hound and the sea’s secrets wove Tyre’s wealth into legend
The Legend of the Lamassu Human-headed, winged guardians who watched over Assyrian palaces and city gates
The Tale of Enlil and Ninlil A Sumerian myth of courtship, transgression, and the birth of the Moon God Nanna
The Story of Mot and Baal: The Duel of Life and Death In ancient Syria, Baal the life-giver faces Mot, the devourer of souls, in a mythic contest that shapes seasons and memory.
The Legend of the Yazatas Hosts of good and venerable beings in Zoroastrianism, divine agents of Ahura Mazda in the fight against darkness
The Tale of the D'jinn of Socotra A voyage through wind-scarred rock, resin, and the whispering Djinn beneath the Dragon's Blood Trees
The Story of the Vazimba, the First Inhabitants Legends of tiny guardians whose whispers still shape the forests and memory of Madagascar
The Legend of the Nyami Nyami River God A serpent god’s vigil over the Zambezi, torn from his wife by a human-made breaking of old rivers and longed-for reunions
The Story of Cagn, the Mantis Trickster God When a mischievous god nudges the world awake with a grin that aches to teach
The Myth of the Fon Creation Story: Nana Buluku, Mawu and Lisa A sprawling, intimate saga of the androgynous creator and their children who etched land, order, and law into the world.
The Story of Eshu, the Trickster Orisha At the crossroads, chaos becomes a teacher and every jest reveals a wind of life’s truth.
The Myth of the Dogon Creation Story: Amma, the Cosmic Egg, and the Nommo How order rose from the void, and how water and stars remember their birth
The Tale of the Wagadu An epic of the four-times-rebuilt Wagadu, a chronicle of glory, vanity, debt, and sorrow told by the Soninke of Mauritania.
The Story of Bayajidda: Founding of the Hausa Kingdoms How a foreign hero felled a serpent, won a queen, and became the seed of a dynasty that shaped Hausa identity
The Legend of the Kishi An Angolan folktale of the two-faced Kishi — a handsome lure and a hyena's hunger beneath the mask
The Myth of Juracán How the chaotic Taíno god of hurricanes shaped island shores and the spirit of a people
The Story of the Soucouyant A chilling Caribbean legend of an old woman who becomes a fiery, night-hunting spirit.
The Legend of the Pombero — A Guaraní Night Spirit An Argentine Guaraní tale of the Pombero, a mischievous night spirit who rewards kindness and punishes neglect.
The Myth of the Pillan How the volcanic spirits of the Mapuche shaped land, memory, and the tremor of the earth
