Africa is full of stories mystical, beyond reason. Legendary voodoo black magic comes from this continent. And there are many more myths that spread across the continent with more than 1,000 these languages. Here are 10 of its list.
Huveane
Huveane occupies an important role in the legend of African society. Most regard it as a human being first, while the Basotho and Bavenda in South Africa believe that Huveane as the creator.
Mentioned, after creating the earth Huveane greatly admired his work. At that time the human creation began to learn many things about the birds and bees. The sound was all too noisy for Huveane. Finally, the gods made the stairs and go to heaven. Each step up, the abolition of any rungs are skipped so that human beings can not catch up to heaven.
Kaang
If you ever watch the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy certainly remember the main character is innocent and cute. It is a picture Bushmen tribe, nomadic people in Africa are well-known experts find the source of water in the middle of a barren desert.
They believe Kaang as the supreme god, the creator of life as well punisher when the world is full of defiance. Although the Supreme Deity lives in the sky, his spirit can be seen in every living being.
Narrated wife gave birth Kaang Eland (African antelope). Apparently accidentally Kaang other sons killed him. Kaang also demanded that Eland blood boiled and then spread to the earth's surface. This is the beginning of the creation of antelope and a variety of other animals. And in this way Kaang provide a food source for humans.
Adu Ogyinae
According to the myth of the nation would be, all humans originally lived on the earth. One day, make great worm hole to the top. Seven men, five women, a leopard, and a dog crawled out. See keaadan earth, they become frightened.
Adu Ogyinae - the first man to reach the Earth's surface - just look at the many wonders on earth. He calmed them all, and then divide the group by each task. She arranged the construction of their dwellings. When felling trees, he struck down and die.
Biloko
Biloko is an evil dwarf that exist in the population myth Zaire. According to legend, Biloko is the vengeful spirit of ancestors to humans. They inhabit the forest and live in holes in trees. When women see them fainted on the spot. So only the brave hunters who can enter the forest.
Biloko described as having long sharp claws, pointy-toothed and can swallow the intact.
Nyaminyami
Nyaminyami are creatures of legend in the form of dragons are believed to exist in the Zambezi River. There is a strange story when the Kariba dam was built in 1956. People Batonga inhabit the project area and they are sure Nyaminyami be angry.
A year after the project started, sudden floods hit and killed many workers. Dam that was made was destroyed. The workers who died lost. SAR team could not find them. Then the tribal elders called. They explained about the anger Nyaminyami and should give him the sacrifice. Finally calves slaughtered and Daunting above the river. The next day, the bodies of the workers appeared. The dam itself was completed in 1977.
Hippopotamus
hippos in the list? Yes. This large mammals also have an important role for the people of Africa. In ancient Egypt, worshiped as a female hippopotamus Tawaret, the goddess of fertility. While the Ronga in Mozambique has a legend, they will entrust their children to the hippos females of the enemy. Every night, the mother hippo will appear and nursing children Ronga tribes.
Male hippopotamus has a different legend. It is said, a hero Fara Maka see hippos devour crops on his farm. Then Fara Then throw various types of spears and send black dog stormed the hippo. But not ignored and remain cool to ruin the fields Fara Maka. Until finally she cast a spell, then 'Fara Maka' be able to kill.
Kalunga
The people of Angola have myths about death rather absurd, but the following story concluded that the dead can not be revived.
Syahdan, Chieftain Kitamba saddened by the death of his wife. He commanded his people to fast eating and talking until she could live again. He also asked the shaman magic to go into the world of the dead (called Kalunga) met the queen ruler took the drug for his wife.
The shaman and his son fell into Kalunga and met with the queen's death. The shaman also see spirits diikiat with chain chiefs. This means that soon the time of death for chiefs will arrive.
Anansi
In the region of West Africa, known as the god trickster Anansi. Shaped like a spider. The purpose of this god wants to make people stupid and engage in all manner of evil. To achieve his intentions, Anansi hoard all the wisdom in the world into the pot. Then he tried to hide in the trees. Anansi pushed the pot to the top of the tree but always failed.
Anansi's son saw this and suggested that the pot was tied at his father's body in order to easily climb trees. Anansi follow the advice of his son, and indeed managed to climb with ease. Unfortunately, he slipped and fell. Wisdom in the pot was scattered on the ground. At the same time, it rained and washed away the wisdom of the river to continue into the sea. Finally all the world re-acquire wisdom.
Mudjadji
Lovedu tribe of Mpumalanga, South Africa believed in the existence of rain queen, Mudjadji. The Queen is believed to send a storm to destroy the enemy tribe Lovedu, while giving thanks to the people Lovedu and their allies.
Kebra Nagast
Kebra Nagast called Kebra Nagast a very sacred book for the people of Ethiopia. Therefore, the Ethiopians strongly believe that they are the descendants of Solomon (Solomon, or Solomon) by Queen Makeda.
Queen Makeda mentioned as the Queen of Sheba in the Old Testament, or the Queen Bilqis in the Qur'an. All scripture is indeed telling the queen meeting with King Solomon, ruler Istrael. However, only Kebra Nagast who wrote a history of the people of Ethiopia produced as a result of this marriage of the king and queen.
It is said that King Solomon invited to the palace of Queen Makeda. A dinner party was held. Intentionally King Solomon to serve all spicy flavorful dishes. After the party ended, Queen Makeda who spend the night in the palace Solomon pleaded with the king not to do anything on his body. Solomon king promised on condition, Makeda should not take anything that is in the palace.
Due to spicy food during dinner, midnight Queen Makeda felt thirsty and he also won the drinking water deliberately placed by the janitor king in his bed. Soon, King Solomon appears and reminds her promise. Due to previous oath, then the king of Israel can do whatever you want, and that's the origin of the birth of offspring becoming a nation of Ethiopia.
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