African
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African mythic traditions are diverse, reflecting hundreds of cultures across the continent. They commonly address creation, kingship, morality, and the relation between humans, ancestors, and spirits, with stories transmitted through praise poetry, ritual, and oral performance.
Epic of Sundiata
Anonymous • African
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous • African
Anansi Stories
Oral Tradition • African
Ifá Corpus
Oral Tradition • African
Mwindo Epic
Oral Tradition • African
Myths of the Dogon
Oral Tradition • African
Ozidi Saga
Oral Tradition • African
Epic of Liyongo
Anonymous • African
Hausa Cosmology
Oral Tradition • African
Kanuri Cosmology
Oral Tradition • African