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- catalog abstract ""Myths, legends and heroic tales of the Yoruba people of West Africa"--Cover subtitle.".
- catalog contributor b6371295.
- catalog created "[1973]".
- catalog date "1973".
- catalog date "[1973]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1973]".
- catalog description ""Myths, legends and heroic tales of the Yoruba people of West Africa"--Cover subtitle.".
- catalog description "Appendixes. Some of Yoruba orishas worshipped in the Americas -- Yoruba myths and legends in Cuba. The distribution of the orishas' powers ; Olofin punishes Babalwaye ; Ogun traps Orumbila ; Why Obatala trembles at the river ; Shango looks for his father ; Obatala's yams -- Yoruba music in the Americas -- Glossary and pronunciation guide -- Selective bibliography.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 241-243.".
- catalog description "Sketch map of the Yoruba country -- The Yorubas -- The gods, heroes and other protagonists -- Some of the orishas appearing in these stories -- The Yoruba week.".
- catalog description "Stories. The descent from the sky -- The orishas acquire their powers -- Why Eshu lives in the open -- Iron is received from Ogun -- Sonponno's exile -- The scattering from Iife -- Moremi and the Egunguns -- Oranmiyan, warrior hero of Life -- The friendship of Eshu and Orunmila -- Eshu and death -- Oshun learns the art of divination -- Orunmila's visit to Owo -- The division of the cowries -- Shango and the medicine of Eshu -- Obatala's visit to Shango -- The quarrel between Oya and Oshun -- Two warrior heroes, and how Shango departed from Oyo -- Obatala's farm at Abeokuta -- The women's war -- The coming of the Ora River -- Ogbe Baba Akinyelure, warrior of Ibode -- The burning of the elekute grove -- The oba's food -- Ogedengbe's drummers -- How twins came among the Yorubas -- The stone people of Esie -- The deer-woman of Owo -- Ologun and Apasha -- Olosun of Ikere-Ekiti -- Erinle, hunter of Ijebu -- How Ijapa became a sacrifice -- Medicine of Olu-Igbo -- Notes on the stories.".
- catalog extent "vii, 243 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Tales of Yoruba gods and heroes.".
- catalog identifier "0517500639".
- catalog isFormatOf "Tales of Yoruba gods and heroes.".
- catalog issued "1973".
- catalog issued "[1973]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, Crown Publishers".
- catalog relation "Tales of Yoruba gods and heroes.".
- catalog spatial "Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "299/.6".
- catalog subject "GR360.Y6 C68 1973".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Yoruba.".
- catalog subject "Tales Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "Yoruba (African people) Folklore.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Appendixes. Some of Yoruba orishas worshipped in the Americas -- Yoruba myths and legends in Cuba. The distribution of the orishas' powers ; Olofin punishes Babalwaye ; Ogun traps Orumbila ; Why Obatala trembles at the river ; Shango looks for his father ; Obatala's yams -- Yoruba music in the Americas -- Glossary and pronunciation guide -- Selective bibliography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Sketch map of the Yoruba country -- The Yorubas -- The gods, heroes and other protagonists -- Some of the orishas appearing in these stories -- The Yoruba week.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Stories. The descent from the sky -- The orishas acquire their powers -- Why Eshu lives in the open -- Iron is received from Ogun -- Sonponno's exile -- The scattering from Iife -- Moremi and the Egunguns -- Oranmiyan, warrior hero of Life -- The friendship of Eshu and Orunmila -- Eshu and death -- Oshun learns the art of divination -- Orunmila's visit to Owo -- The division of the cowries -- Shango and the medicine of Eshu -- Obatala's visit to Shango -- The quarrel between Oya and Oshun -- Two warrior heroes, and how Shango departed from Oyo -- Obatala's farm at Abeokuta -- The women's war -- The coming of the Ora River -- Ogbe Baba Akinyelure, warrior of Ibode -- The burning of the elekute grove -- The oba's food -- Ogedengbe's drummers -- How twins came among the Yorubas -- The stone people of Esie -- The deer-woman of Owo -- Ologun and Apasha -- Olosun of Ikere-Ekiti -- Erinle, hunter of Ijebu -- How Ijapa became a sacrifice -- Medicine of Olu-Igbo -- Notes on the stories.".
- catalog title "Tales of Yoruba gods and heroes. Decorations by Larry Lurin.".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "text".