African mythology creatures

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Yumboes, The Fairies ©Ken Wilson-Max 2013

The tokoloshe is a creature that most of us have at least heard of. The short hairy creature comes for you in the night, looking to cause trouble. But what should you do if the tokoloshe came after you? Phumlani S Langa asks a sangoma for advice.

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Ninki Nanka ©Ken Wilson-Max 2013

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Anansi (also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, Anancy, and Aunt Nancy in the Southern U.S.) is a trickster god originating from the Ashanti tradition. He is most commonly shown as a spider, and is the god of stories. Once, the sky god Nyame had all the stories, and none were in the world. Anansi asked Nyame to buy the stories. Nyame told Anansi that he had to bring him Onini the Python, Osebo the Leopard, the Mmoboro hornets, and Mmoatia the dwarf. To get these creatures, Anansi: Tricked Onini…

Posts about African folklore written by abookofcreatures

Sakarabru is a two-sided personality. In some moods he prowls through the village and snaps up any person foolish enough to leave his hut after dark, and crunches him up with its terrible teeth. But he also guards the village against night attack by wandering demons, and when he recieves the proper offerings he will heal the sick and fight off disease spirits.

The Jengu, from Cameroon, differs in appearance from person to person, but it is said to be a beautiful, mermaid-like figures with long, hair and gap-toothed smiles. A Jengu (plural Miengu) is a wa…