Read about a cultural adventure that addresses a variety of legends from the Vha Venda region of South Africa. Find pictures and text.
Find legends and stories from such locations as Mangola, Tanzania, Munduli, Tanzania, and Meru, Kenya. Includes backgrounds on the storytellers.
Essay by Isidore Okpewho examines Africa's heroic epics and compares them with the continent's political situation.
Encounter a collection of proverbs from people who have inhabited areas of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Includes images of associated artifacts.
Sample several African creation stories at this article including myths from the Kono, Lozi, and Pangwa people.
Find a collection of folk stories from the Hausa people published in 1913 by R. Sutherland Rattray. See author's notes.
Gather facts about the folklore of people who inhabit Cape Colony in South Africa. Includes several folk tales and analysis.
Showcases an extensive collection of Swahili proverbs and sayings with English translations. Also find interpretations of their meaning.
Essay by Rebecca Brown offers advice for the study of African and Mayan myths, legends, and folk tales and suggests reading.
Essay written in 1933 by Alice Werner summarizes a wealth of stories from this African cultures and offers an analysis of their meaning.
Gather facts about African art, religion, and folktales at this guide. With emphasis on West Africa.
Richard Edward Dennett and Mary H. Kingsley share their thoughts on the Fjort culture, folklore, and folk tales in this essay from 1898.
Essay by Iole Apicella compares the narrative and storytelling of African folktales with French folktales.
Essay written by W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd in 1911 discusses the mythology, fables, legends, and poetry from this culture.
Brief essay by Nicholas Fortuna examines recurring themes and motifs in creation stories from African mythology. See works cited.
Become familiar with several myths attributed to the Yoruba and Fon people of West Africa. See a map of the region.
View definitions to terms that come from African mythology. Gather facts about several deities and stories from different regions.
Find a short history of these West African people and notes on their pantheon. Features links to some of the deities.