999+ Deep Dives

Chronicles

Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.

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African Mythology

Sasabonsam

The Sasabonsam, the dread forest-monster of the Akan of Ghana — a large, hairy, man-eating ogre or vampire-demon with iron-clawed legs that dangle from

Sep 14, 20268 min read

African Mythology

Mmoatia

The Mmoatia, the forest-fairies or “little people” of the Akan of Ghana — small, mischievous, magical dwarf-spirits with backward-pointing feet who

Sep 14, 20268 min read

African Mythology

Bosomtwe

Bosomtwe (Bosomtwi), the sacred lake-god of the Akan of Ghana — the deity of Lake Bosomtwe, the holiest body of water of the Ashanti, a god of the abosom

Sep 14, 20268 min read

African Mythology

Bia

Bia, a river-god of the Akan of Ghana — the deity of the river Bia, a son of the supreme Nyame and elder brother of the powerful Tano, the favoured son

Sep 13, 20269 min read

African Mythology

Tano

Tano (Ta Kora), the great river-god of the Akan of Ghana — the powerful deity of the river Tano, one of the foremost of the abosom, a god of war and

Sep 13, 20267 min read

African Mythology

Anansi

Anansi (Kwaku Ananse), the great spider-trickster of the Akan of Ghana — a clever, cunning spider and the keeper of all stories, who won the world’s tales

Sep 13, 20269 min read

African Mythology

Asase Yaa

Asase Yaa (Asaase Yaa), the great earth-goddess of the Akan of Ghana — the Mother Earth, goddess of the soil, fertility, truth, and the dead, the second

Sep 13, 20268 min read

African Mythology

Nyame

Nyame (Onyame, Nyankopon), the supreme creator-god of the Akan peoples of Ghana — the omnipotent, omniscient sky-god and creator of the universe, the

Sep 13, 20269 min read

Finnish & Baltic

Aitvaras

Discover the Aitvaras, the household spirit of Lithuanian folklore — a flying fiery serpent and black rooster that brings its keeper wealth stolen from

Sep 13, 20269 min read

Finnish & Baltic

Velnias

Discover Velnias (Velinas), the chthonic god of the Lithuanian and Baltic pantheon — lord of the underworld, the dead and magic, the cunning eternal

Sep 13, 202610 min read