(Download) South African Folklore Creatures

Here we have 5 african mythological creatures that you should know.

South african folklore creatures. A three horned creature from lake bangweulu zambia that killed hippos. The most mysterious ancient site. Tokoloshes are called upon to cause trouble for others. A witch doctor may send a tokoloshe to jinx his enemies causing anything from harmless fright to illness or death. 11 legendary monsters of africa. Is a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by swallowing a pebble. Africa is a very big area which also means the african mythology is very vast and diverse.

This category has the following 6 subcategories out of 6 total. At it s least harmful a tokoloshe can be used to scare children but. Tokoloshes are called upon by malevolent people to cause trouble for others. The pinky pinky umdlwenguli obomvu. It is an elephant snake hybrid with lots of intelligence strength crafitiness and additionally the habit of stealing jewels and valuable items. Legendary creatures from african mythology. Kishi imagine a handsome man.

The mythical southern african creature the tokoloshe is a dwarf like mischievous and evil spirit can make itself invisible by swallowing a pebble. Murderous bird men of the eastern cape. The tokoloshe is a gremlin in zulu mythology. Grootslang is an afrikaans word meaning great snake the monster of that name lives in a cave called the wonder hole in the. A monster freshwater animal recorded in the mythology of the zulu and xhosa clans of south africa the grootslang is believed to be among the very first animals created by god. One of the most curious of the ancient monolithic sites. The name translation of grootslang is awesome serpent.

South africa s creepy urban legends. The tokoloshe is a short hairy dwarf like creature from bantu folklore. Only the n anga witch doctor has the power to banish the tokoloshe. Wikimedia commons has media related to african legendary creatures. Its power extends from scaring children to causing illness and even death to its target. This little imp has got to be the most popular mythological creature in south africa.