5 The Hippopotamus hippo

This remarkable African mammal is usually featured as a goddess in African legends. Worshiped in
ancient Egypt as Tawaret, the goddess of fertility and childbirth, she was essentially regarded as a
protective and caring deity.In Mozambique, the Ronga people tell the legend of a mother who left her
child with Mother Hippo for safekeeping as the childs life was threatened by an envious rival. Every
night, Mother Hippo would emerge with the child so that it could suckle from its mother.

4 Kalungaunderworld




In an Angolan folktale, death is explained like this: heartbroken after the death of his favorite wife
Muhungu, Chief Kitamba ordered his people not to speak or eat until she could be brought back to life.
The headmen of the tribe asked a medicine man to fetch the queen from Kalunga (the world of the
dead)





3 Anansispider


The exploits of Anansi, West Africas great trickster-god, are described in hundreds of folktales. Usually
in the form of a spider, his stories mainly deal with his attempts at fooling humans into stealing or doing
something immoral that would benefit him in some way. These attempts normally fail miserably,
teaching the listeners various life lessons. One tale tells of his attempt to hoard the entire worlds
wisdom into a pot for himself. When he succeeded, he attempted to hide the pot at the top of a tree
where nobody could find it. He tied the pot in front of him and tried to climb the tree, but progress was
slow as he kept sliding and losing his grip. His son, who had followed him, finally asked him why he
didnt tie the pot to his back so that he could climb more easily. As he realized his sons ingenuity, the
pot slipped and fell to the ground. The wisdom fell out and a sudden rainstorm washed it into the river
and from there to the waters of the ocean, so that everyone in the world now owns a little bit of it.
2 The Magic Of The Lovedu Rain Queensrain

To the Lovedu people of Mpumalanga, South Africa, the Rain Queen is a fundamental part of their
culture and history. Called Mudjadji, the queen is said to be a living incarnation of the rain goddess. As
she is the embodiment of rain, even her state of mind is said to influence the weather.
1The Mysterious Queen Of Shebaqueen

We know of the Queen of Sheba from various sources, including the Bible and the Quran. Whether she
was a queen regent or a queen consort, we do not know. Her full name isnt ever mentioned, but most
scholars believe her kingdom may have been in the region of Ethiopia. The royal family of Ethiopia
claims to be direct descendants of the child born to the queen and King Solomon. In their legends, the
queen is named Makeda.