Ataa Naa
Ataa Naa Nyongmo – Ga (Ghana) The Supreme God, who created the universe and everything in it and was associated with the sky. Ataa Naa…
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Asis
Asis (Asista) Kipsigis, Nandi (Kenya) The Supreme God, personified by the Sun. Working through the Sun, Asis created all of Earth’s creatures from air, earth,…
Asamando
Asamando Ashanti (Ghana) The land of the dead (see also underworld). A woman named Amokye welcomed the souls of dead women at the river that…
Aruan
Aruan- Kyama (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire) – A mythical king of the Kyama people. Aruan was one of two sons born to King Ozolua on the…
Arebati
Arebati (Arebate, Baatsi, Tore) – Efe, Mbuti (Democratic Republic of the Congo) – In Efe and Mbuti mythology, the Supreme God and Creator, god of…
Antar
Antar (Antara, Antarah) (ca. 525–615) – Bedouin (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara) A warrior and poet celebrated as a hero who rose from slave birth…
Ants in African Mythology
The common ant, a tiny insect that lives in underground colonies and gathers food, is credited in North African myths with teaching the first humans…
Animals in African Mythology
animals Animal tales in the African tradition amuse and entertain, provide explanations, and comment on human weaknesses and values. Animal trickster heroes are common. Chief…
Ancestors in African Mythology
ancestors In many traditions throughout Africa, ancestors are not truly dead in the final sense of the word. Although unseen, they are forces in the…
Anansasem
anansasem (anansesem) Akan (Ghana) Spider stories, named after the Ashanti trickster hero Anansi; a class of folktales told by the Akan-speaking people of Ghana. These…