Story of the gods is an audio experience creatively created to reverberate traditions, customs, morals and lessons from African tales, passed down by our forefathers; not just how-to, but how not to.At the helm as Narrator is OLAWOYIN Olamide Samuel, regarded for his powerful voice and engaging storytelling skill.Story of the gods take listeners on an unprecedented sensational journey of storytelling with a deep note signature sound which draws the audience into the middle of the story while learning from heroic displays, mistakes of people that have once had mastery of the brown sand that we call home now.

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Moremi - The Ultimate Sacrifice

She was brave, fierce, yet beautiful, benevolent and bold. To her children, she was a mother, to her enemies, she was a terror. 
Her name was Moremi Ajasoro.
Find out in this intriguing episode the great prize a mother had to pay to save her kingdom.

Mbeku - The Cunning Tortoise

A wise man once said, 'cunning is the art of concealing one's defect and discovering other people's weaknesses.'
How true is this?
Find out on this intriguing episode of Story of the gods.

Ikenga: The Battle With Edo

Have you heard of the flying man, yes in Africa; Ikenga, the son of Ngwu reputed with the ability to fly from one Iroko tree to another. The great warrior who led his people to the river of sea battle which Mermaids came to fight, enemies rode on the...

Fadhila's Secret

Women are known to be a walking bank of secrets. Have you heard of a little girl whose heart housed the secret to finding the best fruit? Her name is Fadhila; she's kind, loving and sweet. But, for how long will it take before greedy ones, such as...

The Greedy Elephant

A greedy mill they say grinds all kinds of corn. Such is the case of the Elephant in this intriguing African folktale. The Elephant, being a greedy eater, digs its own grave with its teeth through the help of its ever cunny neighbour, the Tortoise....

Emotan: The King's Saviour

Love can't be forced, neither could it be arranged, when the foundation of love has lie as its sand, and deceit as its cement, it wouldn't take forever before such charade meets its waterloo. 
How did a beautiful young woman named Uwaraye, whose...

Mbaba Mwana Waresa: Love & Beer

In this South African romance tale, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, the goddess of fertility reveals the magical power of love, using beer as a mystical repellent on those with the mission to put asunder to her beautiful union with Thandiwe. Yes, beer, the same...

Oluronbi: The Magic Tree and Child

Oluronbi: The Magic Tree and Child is a story that will teach you why you shouldn't promise when you are happy, why it's important for you not to say much if at all you must reply when angry, and particularly, why you shouldn't make a decision when...

The Yoruba Story Of Creation

Yorubas unarguably are one of the majority ethnic group in Nigeria. This African narrative told with humor and suspense will delight the listener with its wealth of details of the Yoruba's belief of how all things were created, including humans, by a...

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Story of the gods is an audio experience creatively created to reverberate traditions, customs, morals and lessons from African tales, passed down by our forefathers; not just how-to, but how not to.
At the helm as Narrator is OLAWOYIN Olamide Samuel,...

Mawu: Dare Not Challenge Her

This episode is about the tale of Mawu, the great goddess of the earth. Her themes are creativity, Universal Law, passion, abundance, birth, and inspiration.
Mawu is the Goddess of the night, of joy, and of motherhood as well as the ruler of the...

Eshu: Good Tricks and Bad Treats

Eshu: Our tale today takes us deep into the western region of Nigeria, into the lands of the Yorubas. It was there that the tale of Eshu, the trickster god, originated.
Eshu, also known as Elegba or Legba as in the Yoruba dialect, was a trickster god...

Mwindo: No Father's Love

This week’s episode of the Story of the gods Podcast focuses on a tale that is told in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Bantu people in the Great African Lake region; these people are the Nyangas. A tale that sits as one of...

Kibuka: Strong Yet Soft

The story of Kibuka, a war god from the Buganda tribe of East Africa. Kibuka was the younger brother to the great Mukasa, and both always went to wars together and they conquered. But there is this one-time Kibuka goes in alone and his brother knew...

Ogun: Doomed to Battle

On this episode, we would focus on a deity who hails from West Africa but also well known in Latin America and even Portugal, and his name is Ogun, the deity of metal.

Ogun was a hunter popularly known as Tobe Ode who became a deity through some...

Anansi: Oh Tricky Spidey (Part 2)

The story of the master trickser from West Africa continues. Anansi, now has all the stories of the world, but still misfortune follows him everywhere. How does he make it up to his Sky father ? or does he ? Listen and enjoy this episode and do not...

Anansi: Oh Tricky Spidey (Part 1)

You are about to meet a trickster from the old world where the Ashanti Empire existed and they had with them a trickster who went by the name Anansi the spider. He was one with more wits and swag, he was clever and made people laugh, he inspired...

Nyami Nyami: Damned Dam

This episode is about the angry and lonely River god, Nyami Nyami, who would continue to cause chaos and wreak havoc till his wife returns to him from the village she went to visit.



“Once upon a time. There lived a creature that had a body like a...

Amadioha: The Rise and Fall

In our last episode, we introduced to you the revered African god of justice who spoke through thunder, Amadioha (Africa’s own Thor). And we got to know how humans especially the ancient Igbos perceived him and related with him.

He was the punisher,...

Amadioha: Wrath of Justice

In this episode, just like the previous ones, we would be exploring the Igbo Alusi. Our focus in this episode is Amadioha. Amadioha, (also known as Kamalu) is a major Igbo god, considered as the god of Thunder/War. He is the most popular Igbo Deity,...

Anyanwu: The Scars of the Sun

In this episode we're still exploring the ancient igbo folk legends coalition known as Alusi in this episode. Focusing on Anyanwu in this episode. 

The story of Anyanwu is one of the woman who was regarded to be the sun itself walking on earth....

Origins: The Alusi and Ekwensu

Chukwu, who is the Supreme God, according to the ancient Igbos who are famous for their rich religion and cultural tradition known as Odinani, is believe to have so many children who are also gods (lesser gods) and dwell with him in the Sky. These...

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Story of the gods podcast from Jamit. Enjoy narrated stories about African myths and legends coupled with folktales told by the ancestors of African heritage.

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