Gods and Heroes: Itan-Legends of the Golden Age Book One (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781984542656)

Gods and Heroes is the first volume of the Itan-Legends of the Golden Age trilogy about the thousand-year story of the Yoruba people. It 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, as well as the great heroes and heroines of antiquity-Oranmiyan, Sango, Oya, Oba Esigie of Benin, and Obanta of Ijebuland. The author uses the genre of the historical novel in a refreshing and imaginative fashion to present the whole tableau of Yoruba history. The result is a vast and rich panorama enlivened with traditional myths and legends seen through the eyes of a single Yoruba family and the Old Woman, the fabled storyteller.

Author: Oladele Olusanya
ISBN-10: 1984542656
ISBN-13: 9781984542656
Publisher: Xlibris Us
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2018
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d