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Fate and Fabled: Yoruba Mythology

11 minutes 38 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

The Yoruba people are one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. This episode dives deep into the supreme being and the numerous special spirits that make up the Yoruba religion. Part of the "Fate and Fabled" series.

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Runtime: 11 minutes 38 seconds

Topic: Geography, Religion, Philosophy, and Spirituality, Social Science
Subtopic: Africa, Multiculturalism, World Religions
Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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Release Year: 2022
Producer/Distributor: PBS Digital Studios
Series: Fate and Fabled
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Woman hidden behind dark purple scales.

Woman stands with her eyes closed in front of a background with mountains.

Different shades of blue scales that appear to be made of fabric.

Old map of constellations and the planets with circular lines illustrating their paths in the sky.

Medieval painting of a row of angels blowing on horns.

Woman stands in front of a backdrop of a meadow of pink flowers with mountains in the distance.

Illustration shows a war scene with men firing guns and canons, horses trampling people, a monk holding up a cross in the middle of the battlefield as barely-dressed men carry a beam that has people fighting on it.

Illustration shows an Aztec man in an intricate mask walking through a wall of burning fire.

Illustration shows a large turtle on top of a coiled up snake with a dome held up by elephants on its back. Next to this is a tall mountain that goes above the clouds.

Illustration shows blue and red women with swords in their hands looking up at a white Hindu God that has their head cut off and blood pouring out of their neck like a fountain.