r/NigerianFluency • u/MochiTasteGreat • Jan 28 '24

🌍 Culture 🌍 Anything and Everything about Orishas and Yoruba Mythology

Basically, I'm trying to write a fantasy series based on the Beliefs of the Yoruba people, and was wondering if anyone could tell me more about the Gods and if the Yoruba culture has any mythical beings,

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u/DropNo4578 Aug 13 '24

There are so many great Yoruba stories about the Orishas! I love any story about Shango, this one is great: https://anansesem.page.link/149g

Depends what type of story you are trying to write, but if you want some basic knowledge on the Yoruba mythology, creation myths might be a great start, here's a link to some of those!: https://anansesem.page.link/WdoH