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Pages in category "West African legendary creatures" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 ...
West African legendary creatures (14 P) Pages in category "African legendary creatures" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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 ...
The Aziza (African) are a type of beneficent supernatural race in West African (specifically, Dahomey) mythology.Living in the forest, they provide good magic for hunters. . They are also known to have given practical and spiritual knowledge to people (including knowledge of the use of fi
Tales of the creature were never recorded in any sort of non-modern text but the story of it has spread from tribe to tribe all over Africa. There is a song called "Ninki Nanka" on the album Casamance au clair de lune (1984) by the Senegalese music group Touré Kunda .
Yumboes are the spirits of the dead and, like many supernatural beings in African beliefs, they are completely of a pearly-white colour. They are sometimes said to have silver hair. [3] They stand about two feet tall. The Yumboes live beneath the Paps hills and come out to dance in the moonlight. They feast on large tables, waited on by ...
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.