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Subtitle: legends of the golden age
By: Oladele Olusanya
Publisher: Maven Publishing
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Ibadan, Nigeria
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789785413014
Subjects: Yoruba (African people); Folklore; Mythology, Yoruba, in literature; Heroes; Mythology; Obatala (Yoruba deity); Fiction; Orunmila (Yoruba deity); Ogun (Yoruba deity); Olokun (Yoruba deity)
Description: Legends of the Golden age' trilogy about the 1000-year story of the Yoruba people, starts with the establishment of Ile-Ife by Oduduwa and the great sacrifice of the heroine, Moremi. The ancient gods of Yorubaland, Obatala, Orunmila, Ogun, and Olokun all play their part in this magnificent story, as well as the great heroes and heroines of antiquity--Oranmiyan, Sango, Oya, Oba Esigie of Benin and Obanta of Ijebuland. The author tells this ancient story in a refreshing and captivating fashion, giving us the whole tableau of Yoruba history, myths and legends as a vast and rich panorama, seen through the eyes of a single Yoruba family and the Old Woman, the fabled storyteller.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Gods and heroes; title: v. 2. A time of troubles; title: v. 3. A new age.