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Folklore of Africa. For ancient folklore and myths of Africa, see Category:African mythology. Subcategories.
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 ...
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 ...
One Thousand and One Nights, also known as "the Arabian Nights", is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales; The Daredevils of Sassoun, an Armenian folk epic; The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian epic poem; Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest epic of the world from Mesopotamia; Enūma Eliš, The Babylonian creation epic from Mesopotamian ...
Pages in category "African fairy tales" ... The Stallion Houssan (Sudanese folktale) The Story of Arab-Zandiq; T. Tales of Amadou Koumba; U. Udea and Her Seven Brothers;
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.
A folktale that calls to mind the European fairy tale The Beauty and the Beast on the one hand, yet fits Miruka's description [4] of a tale involving African ogre characters, is Brolloks en Bittergal by C.J. Langenhoven. [26] It was first published in 1925, and has kept Afrikaans-speaking listeners spellbound from one generation to the next ...
Pages in category "African legendary creatures" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aigamuxa; E.