The Sultan’s Daughter and the Enchanted Bird
Long ago in Morocco, a powerful Sultan ruled over a kingdom filled with riches and splendor. His palace sparkled with marble floors, golden arches,
The Girl Who Banished Seven Youths
Long ago in a quiet Moroccan village nestled between the mountains and the sea, there lived a family with seven strong sons and one
The Boxing Contest: Bird Outwits Elephant
Long ago, in the heart of the Dahomey lands, a strange contest was declared between two unlikely rivals: Titagweti, a small but sharp-witted bird,
The Dove That Sacrificed and the One That Failed
Long ago, in a time when the sun scorched the earth and rivers had dried to dusty cracks, there lived two doves, Kpanuhwele and
Why One Does Not Displease the Diviner
Long ago, during the reign of a great king of Dahomey, when the land was dry and the skies withheld rain, there lived a
The Rule of Sky and Earth: Sagbata and Hevioso’s Boundaries
Long ago, Sagbata was not yet called by that name. He came from the land of Ananu, and his birth name was Azö. From
How the Vodun Came to Dahomey: Agadja and Hwandjelè
Long ago, in the kingdom of Dahomey, the world was without vodun. Life moved in strange cycles, pregnant women sometimes bore goats, and goats
Sagbata Stabilizes the Earth: Rain Restored and Balance Ensured
Long ago, when the Creator Mawu prepared to delegate the stewardship of the earth, a choice had to be made. Among the children of
Sun God Brings Iron to Man: Lisa and the Gift of Gu
Long ago, when the lands of Daomè, today known as Abomey, were still wild and untamed, Mawu, the Creator, sent Lisa, the Sun God,
The First Human Family: Dahomey’s Sky-Born Ancestors
Long ago, before the lands of Dahomey were fully settled, the first human family descended from the sky. From the heavens came a man
