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Zulu legendary creatures (6 P) Pages in category "South 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 ...
In Where Men Still Dream, the South African journalist and author Lawrence G. Green speculates that the legend of the Grootslang originated from sightings of native pythons, which can reach twenty-five feet in length. Additional details of the myth, such as its size in excess of real pythons and diamonds in the creature's eye sockets, are ...
South African legendary creatures (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Southern African legendary creatures" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
South African legendary creatures (2 C, 5 P) Z. Zulu mythology (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "South African mythology" The following 4 pages are in this category, out ...
A Ninki Nanka is a legendary creature in West African folklore Theres also said to be in Mande folklore a version that inhabits the Niger River an as far as the coasts of Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau called the "Ninimini". Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. Egyptian dragons
South Africa, Lesotho Khanyapa (also known as Kholumolumo in Lesotho Sesotho and Kgodumodumo in South African Sesotho [ 1 ] ) is a mythical creature from the Basotho people of Southern Africa. It is described as a shapeless, gluttonous monster that swallows everything living it comes by and gets larger and larger the more it swallows.
South African Folklore originates from an oral, historical tradition. [1] It is rooted in the region's landscape [2] with animals [3] – and the animal kingdom – playing a dominant role. [4] Some of the subjects covered include: plant life taking on a human form, women being married to gods, messages being delivered by thunder.