African Myths: Captivating Stories, Folk Tales, Gods, and Goddesses of African Mythology

Matt Clayton

Do you like stories about gods and spirits, giants and monsters, damsels in distress, and clever heroes? All of these can be found in African myth and folklore, which have a vast and varied tapestry of stories from hundreds of cultures, each with its...

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Opening Credits

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Introduction

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Part I: Beginnings. The Creation of the World (Yoruba, Nigeria)

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How the Land Was Made

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Obatala Creates Human Beings

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The Great Flood

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How the Sun Got Into the Sky (Khoisan, South Africa)

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How the Stars Were Made (Efik, Nigeria, and Cameroon)

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Part II: Giants and Monsters. The Giants, the Man, and the Cattle (Mensa, Eritrea)

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Untombinde and Unthlatu (Zulu, South Africa)

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The Birth of Unthlatu

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The Wedding of Untombinde and Unthlatu

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Gihilihili (Tutsi, Rwanda and Burundi)

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Part III: Damsels in Distress. The Tale of Wanjiru (Kikuyu, Kenya)

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The Little Sister with Seven Brothers (Berber, Morocco)

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Part IV: Clever Heroes. Ngomba’s Magic Basket (Bakongo, Atlantic Coast of Central Africa)

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Mohammed and the Magic Finger (Arab, Libya)

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Walukaga and the King’s Request (Baganda, Uganda)

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Bonus: The Woman and the Children of the Sycamore Tree (Maasai, Kenya)

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Ending Credits

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