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Sogbo and Sagbata in Dahomean folktale, fire and rain- Dahomean Folktale

Sogbo Becomes Master of the Universe: Water and Fire Over All

Long ago, when the Creator completed the heavens and the earth, she entrusted her children with the care of the world. Among these children were Sagbata and Sogbo, brothers with contrasting spirits. Sagbata, the elder, was calm and thoughtful. Sogbo, the younger, was fiery, bold, and sometimes harsh. The Creator told them that they must exist together like a closed

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