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  2. List of African deities and mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of African spirits as well as deities found within the traditional African religions. It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in ...

  3. West African mythology - Wikipedia

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    West African mythology is the body of myths of the people of West Africa. It consists of tales of various deities, beings, legendary creatures , heroes and folktales from various ethnic groups. Some of these myths traveled across the Atlantic during the period of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to become part of Caribbean , African-American and ...

  4. Category:African legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Legendary creatures from African mythology. ... Pages in category "African legendary creatures" ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  5. Category:East African legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "East African legendary creatures" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 ...

  6. Category:African mythology - Wikipedia

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    Religion and mythology differ, but have overlapping aspects. Many English speakers understand the terms "myth" and "mythology" to mean fictitious or imaginary . However, according to many dictionary definitions, these terms can also mean a traditional story or narrative that embodies the belief or beliefs of a group of people , and this ...

  7. Gizo (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Gizo, also known as Gizzo, is a spider trickster figure present in the traditional religion of the Hausa people, who are situated in the Sahelian regions and are in large numbers in Nigeria, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Benin. [1]

  8. Adze (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore, [1] told by the people of Togo and Ghana.In the wild, the adze takes the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture.

  9. Category:North African legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Legendary creatures from the folklore of North Africa. Pages in category "North African legendary creatures" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.