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Sagbata and Hevioso

Sagbata on dry earth as villagers beg for rain under an empty sky - Dahomean folktale

Sagbata and the Battle for Rain: A Dahomean Fon Folktale

African Folktales·Beninese Folktales·Dahomean (Fon) Folktales·West African Folktales

The world was young, and the children of the great mother Mawu awaited their destiny. She was the creator, the one who balanced the heavens with the earth, the waters with the winds, and the fire with the rain. Among her children were Sagbata, the eldest son, and Hevioso, the younger but fiery one. When the time came for Mawu

Parchment-style illustration of Sagbata lighting fire, Wututu singing, rain falling, Dahomey origin.

African Folktales·Beninese Folktales·Dahomean (Fon) Folktales·West African Folktales

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 heaven, Hevioso was eager to go first. But Mawu, seeing that the earth lay far below the sky, decreed that the eldest, Sagbata, should descend and

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Sagbata and Hevioso

Sagbata and the Battle for Rain: A Dahomean Fon Folktale

Sagbata Stabilizes the Earth: Rain Restored and Balance Ensured

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