Explore the Richness of African Mythology

Your ultimate destination for African myths and legends from every corner of the continent.

Welcome to the heart of African Mythological Reclamation - at the crossroads of Discovery and Dignity for Africa's Lost Legacies.

At the heart of reclamation and reinstitution, we are creating this repository of African histomythological stories; welcome to African Mythology.com, a site dedicated to preserving, exploring, and expanding the mythologies of Africa.

This site will be more than an encyclopedia—it is a growing repository of legends, deities, spirits, and civilizations, drawing together the fragmented pieces of Africa’s vast mythological heritage into one accessible, structured resource. By delivering our full vision with the aid of our other sites (see below), we are working to make African Mythology an immersive, entertaining, and highly educational experience.

African mythology has been overshadowed, under-documented, or scattered across disconnected sources for too long. Yet, across the continent, myths have shaped entire civilizations, guided spiritual practices, and influenced cultures beyond Africa’s shores. From the supreme gods of the Yoruba, the tricksters of the Akan, the river spirits of the Kongo, the celestial deities of the Dogon, to the warrior spirits of the Zulu, these stories are not relics of the past. They are alive, still whispering their truths in the traditions, rituals, and even the fantasy worlds being built today.

A Living Archive of Africa’s Mythological Legacy - A Work in Progress

Welcome to what is a work in progress. This site has just been acquired, but the vision is fully stated below. Please subscribe and follow to be the first to see the face of African Mythology on the web take shape.

While you wait, please take a moment to acquaint yourself with our vision and mission, as well as our other related sites.

Our Vision: The Three Pillars of African Mythology.

AfricanMythology.com is part of a larger mythological ecosystem, ensuring that every facet of African mythology is explored in depth. This is where the holistic view of African Mythology lives and will grow over the next years as we continue with deep research and plug in all the information that we can accumulate from a range of sources and books.

A deep-dive into African deities, theology, and spiritual traditions.

Afrodeities.org is a project and movement to reclaim, celebrate and bring African Mythology to the same public profile and reckoning as other mythologies from around the world. It is the scholarly hub and focuses on the myths, the deities and the associated history of the many different regions of Africa, celebrating their diversity,
Afrodeities.org is dedicated to African religious traditions, sacred deities, and cosmological structures—preserving the spiritual dimensions of African mythology. Here, we explore how these gods were worshipped, invoked, and honoured, linking mythology to real-world spiritual practices.

Afromantasy.org → The Myth-Inspired Fantasy & Storytelling Hub

The home of Afrofantasy and myth-based fiction.
Afromantasy.com brings African myths into modern storytelling, showcasing fantasy, folklore-inspired fiction, and speculative tales built on Africa’s divine pantheons. If Afrofuturism is the future of Africa in sci-fi, then Afromantasy is its mythological past and future, reimagined.

What You Will Find Here

AfricanMythology.com is structured by region, ensuring that myths from every part of the continent are represented with depth and clarity.

Here, you will find:

The Mythologies of Africa’s Regions – A structured, region-based approach to African mythology, covering the deities, spirits, and myths of West, Central, East, Southern Africa, and Ancient Nubia.
Stories & Fiction – Creative storytelling that brings these legends to life, including The Shadow Series, Afromantasy explorations, and original fiction inspired by African myths.
Mythology & Civilization – A deep dive into the intersection of myth and history, from the great kingdoms and empires of Africa to the engineering feats and sacred cities that were shaped by mythology.
Books & Resources – An evolving collection of books, research materials, and historical texts, linking mythology to scholarship.
Art & Licensing – A visual archive of African mythology-inspired art, stock images, and digital designs, available for licensing and creative projects.
The Afrodeities Notebook LM Podcast – Conversations, deep dives, and analyses of African myths, their meanings, and their place in today’s world.
The Blog – Articles, essays, and explorations into African mythology’s role in culture, history, and modern storytelling.

A Growing Legacy

This site is a work in progress, with content expanding over time to build the most comprehensive African mythology resource available.

While the website takes a regional approach, those looking for more country-specific breakdowns can find deeper dives in the books linked throughout the site, such as The Guardians of Ghana, The Spirit of Senegal, The Courage of Cameroon, and The Book of Bakongo, and information will be shared with these books once they are ready for publication. The Book of Bakongo, the first of these is due for publication circa July 2025.

This is the foundation of a movement—one that ensures Africa’s mythological traditions are not only remembered but restored, studied, and actively engaged with for generations to come, and it will take years to get all the information that is pertinent onto the site but it is critical, necessary and overdue, so it is getting done one way or another.

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