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Mythopia

Konlan Mikpekoah

Mythopia Podcast: Africa"s Ancestral Voices Journey into Africa"s soul through timeless tales. Mythopia transforms ancient wisdom into immersive audio experiences. Experience: Spellbinding narratives from cultural guardians Symbolic revelations with expert context Regional soundscapes Featured Collections: Anansi adventures (mythopia.io/tagged/1/ananse) Pan-African tales (mythopia.io/tagged/4/african-tales) Yoruba mythology (mythopia.io/tagged/203/yuroba-tales) Weekly episodes. All platforms

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00:08:40

The Hare and the Inkalimeva

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2025/07/26

“The Clever Hare and the Inkalimeva: An African Trickster Tale”What happens when a community’s protector becomes its greatest threat? In this classic African folk tale, the animals face a cunning thief called the inkalimeva who repeatedly steals their precious fat stores. One by one, guardians fall asleep on duty—the coney, the muishond, the duiker, the bluebuck, and the porcupine—only to wake and find their treasure gone and face deadly consequences from their fellow animals.Enter the hare,

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00:15:07

The Magic Eggs and the Brave Mother: A Southern...

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2025/07/25

“The Three Magic Eggs: A South African Folk Tale of Courage and Transformation”In the golden veld of South Africa, a young mother makes a desperate choice. Scarred and beaten by her cruel husband, she flees into the mountains with her baby daughter and young son, carrying nothing but hope for a better life. But when she plucks a seemingly innocent white nest from a tree branch to amuse her children, she unknowingly begins an extraordinary magical journey.Guided by three mysterious talking eggs, the

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00:04:19

HOW MUSHROOMS FIRST GREW

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2025/07/24

“The Debt That Traveled: A West African Folk Tale”What happens when a debt becomes too heavy to bear? In this captivating traditional story, follow an extraordinary chain of misfortune that begins with two brothers who turn to highway robbery to escape their creditors. When they try to start fresh with farming, a hungry bushfowl destroys their crops—and inherits their debts in the process.From there, the burden passes through an unlikely series of characters: a nest-building bird whose eggs are

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00:05:49

THE OMANHENE WHO LIKED RIDDLES

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2025/07/23

“Half Kills One, One Kills Three: The Riddle That Toppled a King”This captivating West African folktale follows three brothers whose desire to see the world leads them to a deadly kingdom where riddles determine life and death. When the first two brothers fall victim to an Omanhene who uses his riddle contests to execute travelers, their youngest brother’s journey becomes a quest for both adventure and revenge.The story takes a dark turn when their mother, desperate to prevent her last son from

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00:07:26

MAKU MAWU AND MAKU FIA

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2025/07/22

“I Will Die God’s Death: A Story of Friendship, Betrayal, and Divine Justice”This extraordinary West African folktale explores the profound power of names and the mysterious ways that fate protects the innocent. Two inseparable friends choose nicknames that seem like simple expressions of loyalty—“I will die God’s death” and “I will die the King’s death”—but these names become prophetic declarations that shape their destinies in unexpected ways.The story begins with a beautiful act of friendship

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00:02:10

THE ROBBER AND THE OLD MAN

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2025/07/21

“The Thief Who Said ‘Moo’: A Tale of Cunning and Ungrateful Betrayal”This clever West African folktale follows a chain of deceptions that reveals how dishonesty breeds more dishonesty. When a skilled thief successfully steals money bags from a wealthy gentleman, his crime seems perfect—until an unlucky encounter outside the victim’s house raises suspicions and lands him in court.The story takes an intriguing turn when the panicked thief seeks help from a village wise man, who devises a brilliant

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00:03:56

Why Leopards Live in the Woods

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2025/07/20

“The House in the Woods: When Fear Destroys Friendship”This delightful West African folktale begins as a perfect comedy of errors. When Ram and Leopard unknowingly choose the same forest clearing for their new homes, each believes helpful fairies are mysteriously advancing their construction work. Their daily surprise at finding progress made in their absence creates a wonderful sense of magic and mystery that builds to their eventual meeting.What could have been a territorial dispute transforms

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00:02:56

KING CHAMELEON AND THE ANIMALS

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2025/07/19

“The Chameleon King: When Cleverness Wins But Cannot Rule”This delightful West African folktale tackles one of humanity’s oldest questions: what makes a true leader? When the animal kingdom finds itself plagued by lawlessness and disorder, they face the challenge that has confronted every society—how to choose someone to rule them fairly.The story brilliantly illustrates the impossibility of consensus leadership. Lion is too fierce, Wolf too biased against his natural prey. Unable to agree through

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00:16:08

The King's Magic Drum

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2025/07/18

“The Magic Drum of Efriam Duke: How Greed Destroyed Paradise”This epic West African folktale weaves together themes of power, greed, and the unintended consequences of our desires through the story of a magical drum that could end wars with feasts instead of bloodshed. King Efriam Duke’s incredible instrument didn’t just provide food—it transformed enemies into friends, creating a peaceful kingdom where even wild animals dined alongside humans.But paradise has its price. When the tortoise

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00:05:22

The Dog's Loyal Sacrifice: How the Tortoise Got its...

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2025/07/17

“The Dog’s Secret: A Tale of Filial Loyalty and the Price of Betrayal”This profound West African folktale confronts us with one of the most difficult moral dilemmas imaginable: when survival demands the ultimate sacrifice, what price are we willing to pay? During a devastating famine, the animal community makes a horrifying decision—to systematically kill and consume their elderly to survive. Most animals comply with this grim pact, but Dog chooses a different path.Dog’s solution reveals both

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00:06:02

The Skull's Deception: A Calabar Tale of Beauty and...

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2025/07/16

“The Skull’s Borrowed Beauty: A Tale of Vanity and Deception”This haunting West African folktale tells the story of Afiong, a beautiful but vain young woman whose refusal to accept any suitor leads to a terrifying encounter with the supernatural. When she declares she’ll only marry the most handsome man in the country, she unknowingly sets herself up as the perfect target for a cunning skull from the spirit world.The skull’s elaborate deception—borrowing body parts from various spirits to create the

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00:04:53

The Witch's Deception: How Itu's Shapeshifter...

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2025/07/15

“The Witch of Itu: Beauty, Betrayal, and the Fall of a Kingdom”This gripping West African historical tale chronicles the downfall of King Mbotu of Old Town, Calabar—a powerful ruler whose military prowess made him rich in slaves but equally rich in enemies. When the people of Itu find themselves unable to defeat him in open battle, they turn to a more sinister strategy that will change the fate of both kingdoms forever.Enter Oyaikan, an elderly witch whose shape-shifting abilities allow her to

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00:06:16

The Woman Who Followed the Dead

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2025/07/14

“The Dance of the Dead: When Love Becomes Fatal Obsession”This chilling West African folktale begins with what seems like a joyful cultural celebration—the beloved Wongko dance that brings communities together across borders. But beneath the festive surface lurks a supernatural warning about the dangers of ignoring wisdom and following desire too far.When a headstrong young woman refuses to heed warnings about dancing with strangers, she unknowingly falls in love with one of the dead who rise from

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00:21:09

The Leopard of the Fine Skin: West African Folklore...

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2025/07/13

The Perfect Skin: A Princess, a Leopard, and the Danger of Impossible Standards”This captivating West African folktale follows Princess Ilambe, whose obsession with physical perfection leads her into a nightmare marriage with a shape-shifting leopard. When she declares she’ll only marry a man with absolutely flawless skin—not even the tiniest pimple or scar—she sets an impossible standard that drives away all human suitors and attracts the attention of something far more dangerous.The leopard’s

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00:08:19

The Leopard's Famine: An African Folktale of...

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2025/07/12

“The Leopard’s Tribute: When Survival Demands the Ultimate Sacrifice”This haunting West African folktale confronts us with one of the darkest scenarios in traditional storytelling—a community forced to sacrifice their elderly to survive. When a devastating famine strikes the land, destroying all crops and leaving animals starving, the powerful leopard presents a horrifying ultimatum: feed me your grandmothers and mothers, or I’ll eat you instead.What emerges is a chilling examination of how

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00:03:53

The Woman Made of Oil: An African Folktale of Beauty,...

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2025/07/11

“The Woman Made of Oil: A Tale of Jealousy, Protection, and Resurrection”This remarkable West African folktale introduces us to one of the most unusual heroines in all of folklore—a woman literally made of oil whose very existence depends on staying out of the sun. Her story becomes a powerful exploration of jealousy, the consequences of forcing others to be what they’re not, and the protective bonds between sisters.The tale begins as a seemingly impossible love story: how do you marry someone who

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00:04:53

The Quest for Heavenly Fire: An African Folktale of...

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2025/07/10

The Heavenly Fire: A Quest for the Impossible Bride”This captivating Central African folktale weaves together themes of divine challenges, teamwork, and the unintended consequences of seemingly impossible tasks. When Nzambi-on-Earth sets what appears to be an insurmountable condition for her daughter’s marriage—bringing heavenly fire from the sky god Nzambi Mpungu—she likely expects to keep her daughter unmarried forever.Enter Spider, the unlikely hero who assembles a remarkable team: Tortoise for

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00:04:10

The Lion, the Hyena, and the Fox

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2025/07/09

“Give the Hyena Her Calf: When Cleverness Conquers Bullying”This brilliant African folktale showcases the power of quick thinking in the face of outrageous injustice. When Lion brazenly steals Hyena’s newborn calf by claiming his bull gave birth to it, we witness one of the most audacious acts of theft in all of folklore—complete with planted evidence in the form of a strategically placed placenta.Poor Hyena knows the truth but is powerless against Lion’s strength and threats. Enter Fox, the master

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00:09:48

The Elephant and the Rabbit - folklure central Africa

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2025/07/08

“The Rabbit’s Wax Horns: A Comedy of Deception and Dancing”This wonderfully comedic African folktale follows the adventures of a clever rabbit who refuses to let a simple thing like lacking horns keep him from the party of the century. When Elephant throws an exclusive drinking and dancing celebration—horned animals only—our resourceful trickster fashions a pair of wax antlers and crashes the party not once, but twice.What makes this story particularly charming is its attention to detail: the

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00:04:24

The Debbi: Tales From Central Africa

Mythopia ·

2025/07/07

“The Debbi Hair: When the Smallest Creature Holds the Greatest Power”This fascinating folktale from the Horn of Africa introduces us to one of the most mysterious creatures in traditional storytelling—the debbi, a small, dog-sized animal that possesses an inexplicable power to terrify all other creatures, from the mightiest elephants to the bravest lions.When a thirsty man witnesses an extraordinary scene at a remote watering hole—watching in amazement as every animal in the wilderness flees in

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