The Myth of the Marid, the Blue Djinn
A Saudi Arabian tale of ancient seas, boundless magic, and the bargains struck with the most powerful of djinn.
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The Legend of the Queen of Sheba from the Quranic Perspective
A lyrical retelling of the wise and powerful Queen of Sheba and her fateful meeting with King Solomon as remembered in Yemen's ancient valleys and the Quranic narrative
The Myth of the Mauritian Ghost, Tonton Macoute
How an island boogeyman became warning, memory and protector in Mauritian folklore
The Tale of the Himba Holy Fire (Okuruwo)
A Namibian legend about the Okuruwo, the sacred fire that binds the Himba to their ancestors.
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 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 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 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 Story of the Epic of Dòubí
How the Songhai people of Mali remember their origins, heroes, and the river that bound them
The Tale of the Djinn of the Empty Quarter
A long-lost legend from the heart of the Arabian sands where wind, silence, and ancient spirits keep their own counsel
The Story of the Tuareg Salt Caravan Spirits
Malian Sahara folktales of guardian and wayward spirits that ride the salt caravans across wind and sand
The Legend of the Kebra Nagast
A lyrical retelling of the Queen of Sheba, King Solomon, and the dawn of Menelik I
The Myth of the Bori Spirits
An immersive retelling of the Hausa spirit pantheon, possession rites, and the living tradition of Bori in Nigeria
The Tale of Elal, the Hero of the Tehuelche
How Elal brought fire and hunting wisdom to the people of Patagonia
The Story of the Sun Snarer (Trickster Tale)
How a clever trickster slowed the sun to lengthen the days and teach a people patience and cunning
The Arrow Chain to the Sky: Myths from Various Tribes
A pan-tribal motif where a hero shoots arrows into the heavens to fashion a ladder to the upper world.
The Myth of the Anansi in the Caribbean
How the West African trickster spider wove himself into Jamaican life, shaping stories, songs, and cultural memory across generations.
The Myth of the Cipitio
El Salvador's eternally young trickster, son of the Siguanaba, and the tales that keep a culture laughing and wise
The Legend of the Siguanaba
A Guatemalan shape-shifting spirit who wears beauty like a mask and night like a dress
The Tale of the Cuca
A Brazilian folktale of an alligator-headed witch who listens to the river and teaches caution to the restless and the reckless.
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