Somali Myths

[Empress of Hawiye]

feel free to add any others you know

 

[exposedmeat]

Dheg dheer were my relative, no jokes

 

[exposedmeat]

He doesn't turn himself into a hyena, but become half hyena half man

 

[Shimbiris]

He doesn't turn himself into a hyena, but become half hyena half man

There are apparently lots of "werehyena" stories in East Africa and the Middle East.

 

[Aurelian]

Habbad and biirir, to giants, one good and the other bad.

Waaq a sky God, and the sun was his eye, etc.

 

[Shimbiris]

Habbad and biirir, to giants, one good and the other bad.

Waaq a sky God, and the sun was his eye, etc.

Where did you hear the sun was his eye bit? I've only seen that claimed by an SNNP group in Ethiopia but can't remember which. Didn't know Somalis said that. I think that group claimed both the sun and moon were his eyes. One the right and the other left.

 

[Aurelian]

Where did you hear the sun was his eye bit? I've only seen that claimed by an SNNP group in Ethiopia but can't remember which. Didn't know Somalis said that. I think that group claimed both the sun and moon were his eyes. One the right and the other left.

From a linguistic Somali. The moon eye is new to me

 

[Shimbiris]

This story is pretty cool:

The Head

www.ethiopianfolktales.com

 

[Material]

As a kid I remember my mum telling me stories about this lady who went around villages killing people.

 

[Juke]

Benadiri have legends around sea spirits called Miraale if I remember correctly.

I think it might be related to the water jinn, Marid, not sure tho.

 

[Gacanka Cadmeed]

When I was 5, i got so scared when my neighbour told me she seen dheg dheer in Somaliland and it took some children from the tol in their sleep and they found their bones a few days later.

 

[qalanjoqoordheer]

There are also stories about witches called cirfiid
I can't remember much but they have all the qualities of witches in western mythology

 

[trucel]

Never heard of these

 

[jabsveg276]

feel free to add any others you know

I see mermaids are in almost every African mythology maybe their is some truth to it?

 

[Material]

Dheg dheer were my relative, no jokes

brooo that was the story my mum used to tell me all the time. legit nightmares

 

[exposedmeat]

brooo that was the story my mum used to tell me all the time. legit nightmares

my grandmom and mom, used tell me she was close relative plus she was Dhul,

 

[Material]

my grandmom and mom, used tell me she was close relative plus she was Dhul,

audchibillah

 

[exposedmeat]

audchibillah

she used to scare the shit out of me, do you know the feeling of telling a kid that your worst nightmare is close relative,

 

[Material]

she used to scare the shit out of me, do you know the feeling of telling a kid that your worst nightmare is close relative,

She'll come over for xalwo and sambuus

 

[Hodan from HR]

My ayeyo told me a story of dadqalsho eating her younger sister in baadiyo. It was very detailed that I really believed it as a kid.

I am a grown woman now and she still insists it happened to my face. I just want her to admit it was fake story..