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Hausa Mythology

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 Bori spirit who exerts tremendous influence in
13 November 2017

Sarkin Aljan Shekaratafe

Sarkin Aljan Shekaratafe Son of Water ALSO KNOWN AS: Sarkin Fagan Sarkin Aljan Shekaratafe is the head of the seventh house of Bori spirits, the house of water spirits. He has but one wife and at least eight children. He
13 November 2017

Nakada

Nakada The Striker; Causer of Downfall ORIGIN: Hausa CLASSIFICATION: Bori Nakada, son of Malam Alhaji, renounced

Sarkin Fulani

Sarkin Fulani ALSO KNOWN AS: Filani Sarkin Fulani is chief of the fifth house of Bori

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 trickster, Anansi. Like the Anansi stories, stories
11 March 2018

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 traditionally all these roles are considered sacred
13 November 2017

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 the Bori, a protective deity who guards
13 November 2017

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 sister, Hawa’u he then married. Kure also
13 November 2017

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 affliction is blindness. Like a snake, she
13 November 2017

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 be trifled with: the afflictions she potentially
13 November 2017

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 the eighth house of Bori spirits, the
13 November 2017

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 his father’s home. Adopted by Pagan Bori
13 November 2017

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 he has made the pilgrimage (the Hajj)
13 November 2017

Sarkin Aljan Biddarene

Sarkin Aljan Biddarene Sarkin Aljan Biddarene, the head of the second house of Bori spirits, is the younger brother of Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu. Although subordinate to his brother, he is still very
13 November 2017
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