Gizo
gizo Hausa (Niger, Nigeria) The spider, a trickster hero. Gizo’s exploits contain elements common to tales about other African tricksters, such as the Ashanti spider…
Category: Hausa Mythology
Wanzami
Wanzami The Butcher; The Barber CLASSIFICATION: Bori Wanzami is the official butcher, barber, circumciser, and scarifier (cicatrisation) of the Bori. This may sound mundane, but…
Inna
INNA : MOTHER According to some versions of Hausa myth, Inna is the mother of all Bori spirits. She is among the most powerful of…
Kure
Kure The Hyena ORIGIN: Hausa CLASSIFICATION: Bori Kure, son of the Head of the Seventh House of Bori spirits, was adopted by Sarkin Zurkalene whose…
Kuturu
Kuturu : The Leper Kuturu is the head of the fourth house of the Bori pantheon, the House of Lepers. Kuturu is an extremely important…
Kwakiya
Kwakiya :The Black Hooded Cobra Kwakiya, daughter of Sarkin Aljan Zurkalene, is married to Danko Dan Musa, Chief of the Bori Snake Spirits. Her characteristic…
Magajiyar Jangare
Magajiyar Jangare Heiress of Jangare CLASSIFICATION: Bori Magajiyar Jangare is the spiritual mother of all devotees of Bori spirits. She is not a spirit to…
Mai Dawa
Mai Dawa Owner of the Bush; The Bow Man; The Short Man ALSO KNOWN AS: Mai Baka CLASSIFICATION: Bori Mai Dawa is the head of…
Mai Gizo
Mai Gizo Owner of the Matted Hair ALSO KNOWN AS: Yero CLASSIFICATION: Bori Mai Gizo, son of Sarkin Fulani, renounced Islam and was banished from…
Malam Alhaji
Malam Alhaji CLASSIFICATION: Bori Malam Alhaji is the chief of the third house of Bori spirits, the House of Koranic Scholars. Alhaji literally means that…