Anyone know a good website that deals in World Mythology, like gods and stuff specifically? More obscure Myths are hard to find info on.
I have found that Pantheon.org is an alright place. Honestly there's no one ultimate source (unfortunately). I often peruse around the world wide web to piece together images, texts, and information.
Ah, that looks good, I was specifically looking for more info on female African deities. Mami Wata I know some names, like Mami Wata, but not much info. But thank you anyway, darling.
When dealing with African myths you' re always lying on quicksand : they discovered writing very late in the game so all of their cultural heritage was transmitted orally, which is the best way to distort it real quick. The Greeks did write down their myths but they still relied heavily on oral transmission, which is why all their myths have several declinations, none being more valid than the other. A French site that I found says that Mami Wata pretty much has as many cults and myths as she has followers. However she' s one of the rare African deities whose various representations remained consistent, because the Yoruba deities are almost the only ones whose representations have human features. Most African gods are nature itself (animism), Mami Wata is one of the very few exceptions to that rule of thumb. http://www.masque-africain.com/sculptures.html I' d be happy to translate it all, but it doesn' t say much more than her Wikipedia page.
