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EP 114: Nigeria- The Hunter and the Demon Polo or Orisa Oko, Moremi, The Bat (M.I. Ogumefu 1929)
In the first episode, Orisha Oko, the Yoruba god of farming and hunting, tries to keep people from practicing bad magic. If you were found guilty of practicing magic, the demon Polo would cut off your head. After Oko left, a man tried to continue the tradition, but could not be a powerful as Oko and Polo. What happened then?
In the second story, Moremi is the wise and beautiful queen of the Ile-Ife. He people are the subject of many raids from the neighboring Igbo who look more like monster than men. Moremi promises to give a great sacrifice to the river god if she can find out the secrets of…
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