A greedy mill they say grinds all kinds of corn. Such is the case of the Elephant in this intriguing African folktale. The Elephant, being a greedy eater, digs its own grave with its teeth through the help of its ever cunny neighbour, the Tortoise. How and what did it do?Find out in this humorous tale.

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The Greedy Elephant

Love can't be forced, neither could it be arranged, when the foundation of love has lie as its sand, and deceit as its cement, it wouldn't take forever before such charade meets its waterloo. How did a beautiful young woman named Uwaraye, whose husband's ecstasy and jubilation on their wedding night touched the curtain of heaven, become an Emotan; lazybones?Find out on this episode of the story of the gods, how Uwaraye, a barren, who was rejected and dejected by her-in-laws, became a popular and celebrated phenomenon in the Benin culture.

Emotan: The King's Saviour

In this South African romance tale, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, the goddess of fertility reveals the magical power of love, using beer as a mystical repellent on those with the mission to put asunder to her beautiful union with Thandiwe. Yes, beer, the same beer we drink, find out how the beer turned to a repellent in this intriguing African tale.

Mbaba Mwana Waresa: Love & Beer

Oluronbi: The Magic Tree and Child is a story that will teach you why you shouldn't promise when you are happy, why it's important for you not to say much if at all you must reply when angry, and particularly, why you shouldn't make a decision when you are sad or desperate...

Oluronbi: The Magic Tree and Child

Yorubas unarguably are one of the majority ethnic group in Nigeria. This African narrative told with humor and suspense will delight the listener with its wealth of details of the Yoruba's belief of how all things were created, including humans, by a pantheon called Obatala through the help of other gods. Every beat reveals the several deeds of some of this pantheon when and after humans were created...

The Yoruba Story Of Creation

Story of the gods is an audio experience creatively created to reverberate traditions, customs, morals and lessons from African tales, passed down by our forefathers; not just how-to, but how not to.At the helm as Narrator is OLAWOYIN Olamide Samuel, regarded for his powerful voice and engaging storytelling skill.Story of the gods takes listeners on an unprecedented sensational journey of storytelling with a deep note signature sound which draws the audience into the middle of the story while learning from heroic displays, mistakes of people that have once had mastery of the brown sand that we call home now.

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This episode is about the tale of Mawu, the great goddess of the earth. Her themes are creativity, Universal Law, passion, abundance, birth, and inspiration. Mawu is the Goddess of the night, of joy, and of motherhood as well as the ruler of the world’s wisdom and knowledge. She is the one who brings cool nights to the hot African world. Listen to be entertained.

Mawu: Dare Not Challenge Her

Eshu: Our tale today takes us deep into the western region of Nigeria, into the lands of the Yorubas. It was there that the tale of Eshu, the trickster god, originated.Eshu, also known as Elegba or Legba as in the Yoruba dialect, was a trickster god of the Yoruba people of Nigeria in West Africa. He was unpredictable, sly and fond of pranks that can be cruel and disruptive. Indeed, he was despicable. He was one who knew all the languages spoken on earth and served as a messenger between the gods and the people, carrying up to heaven the sacrifices that the people offered to the gods. Gather round and listen to the tale of the trickster divinity of the Yoruba people.

Eshu: Good Tricks and Bad Treats

This week’s episode of the Story of the gods Podcast focuses on a tale that is told in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Bantu people in the Great African Lake region; these people are the Nyangas. A tale that sits as one of Africa’s myths of origin. Gather around and listen to the myth of Mwindo, the epic hero of the Nyangas, who rises from an auspicious birth to become chief of his people.

Mwindo: No Father's Love

The story of Kibuka, a war god from the Buganda tribe of East Africa. Kibuka was the younger brother to the great Mukasa, and both always went to wars together and they conquered. But there is this one-time Kibuka goes in alone and his brother knew him very well and warned his brother to avoid contact with the enemy's women. But did he listen ? Enjoy this episode on Jamit.fm and share with your friends

Kibuka: Strong Yet Soft

On this episode, we would focus on a deity who hails from West Africa but also well known in Latin America and even Portugal, and his name is Ogun, the deity of metal. Ogun was a hunter popularly known as Tobe Ode who became a deity through some cunny schemes he planned out and had the audacity to execute them. To know more about this audacious deity of metal, listen to this episode of Story of the gods on Jamit.fm/storyofthegods

Ogun: Doomed to Battle

The story of the master trickster from West Africa continues. Anansi now has all the stories of the world, but still, misfortune follows him everywhere. How does he make it up to his Sky father ? or does he? Listen and enjoy this episode and do not forget to share it with your friends and visit jamit.fm/storyofthegods for more

Anansi: Oh Tricky Spidey (Part 2)

You are about to meet a trickster from the old world where the Ashanti Empire existed and they had with them a trickster who went by the name Anansi the spider. He was one with more wits and swag, he was clever and made people laugh, he inspired people and united them. He is one you could call a hero, yet call him the devil as he brought the largest set of misfortunes to earth. Wondering how Anansi who is said to be a source of inspiration could also be a source of misfortunes?  Then, download and listen to this episode of Story of the gods on Jamit.fm

Anansi: Oh Tricky Spidey (Part 1)

Every week, listen to Story of the gods podcast hosted by Perpetua Fasanmi-Peter, a sensational story-teller, as she shares the popular and not-so-popular folk stories from African Mythology, folk tales, and stories passed down by ancestors of African heritage. If you are that person who enjoys the fictional world of African myths and legends, or that inquisitive person who is interested in learning about African Mythology, then this is the podcast for you.

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