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Creation Stories
Tricksters
100
The Lungu
What African people believed that the universe was hatched from a giant egg?
100
Eshu
What god was a famous trickster?
200
Dxui
What is the name of the god that changed into a new part of nature everyday?
200
He stole from the god's garden and stole the god's shoes.
Why was one of the gods angry with Eshu?
300
Aido-Hwedo
What was the snake's name that was the believed creator of the world?
300
Hare the Rabbit
What animal is a famous African trickster?
400
Abuk
Who was the goddess of water and gardens?
400
He tricked them into plowing his yard in the old myth/folktale.
What did the Hare trick the elephant and the hippo into doing?
500
Ngame
Who was the African's moon goddess?
500
"Brother Rabbit" or "Br'er Rabbit"
What was the Hare's name changed to by the Americans during the slave trade in the 1800s?