History Myth / AfricanMythology

The traditional beliefs and practices of African people like their history remains largely unfamiliar and unknown to the European and American public compared to more popular worldwide mythologies like the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman]], [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse]], [[Myth/CelticMythology Celtic]], [[Myth/AztecMythology Aztec]] and [[Myth/MayanMythology Mayan]] pantheons. This page deals with all tribes and cultures originating from Africa, except for the [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Ancient Egyptians]]. We should mention that like with the [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Native Americans]], this page encompasses a huge array of different people grouped here together for the sake of convenience. Worth knowing is that a large portion of these stories are [[Main/OralTradition oral tradition]] that haven't survived to the present day or have been "rewritten" with the introduction of the modern Abrahamic religions.

Of course being the second largest continent on earth with over 10,000 different ethnic groups it is an exercise in futility to treat "African mythology" as a monolith. However it is possible to loosely sort the lores of Africa into a few broad categories based on wider geo-cultural patterns and tropes.

** Myth/SegouCycle

The HollywoodHistory versions of this are DarkestAfrica and AncientAfrica.

!! Tropes:
* WiseSerpent: Danh-gbi (also spelled Dangbe) the python deity, was worshiped by the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin). As well as being an overall benefactor, Danh-gbi was revered as the god of Wisdom and Bliss.