Hausa / West AfricanWest AfricaFolklore
Giant of the Forest
Also known as: Dodo (Hausa tradition variants), Forest giant
Basic account
West African forest giant of tale cycles - a being of the deep bush.
Account
Across Hausa and neighboring West African storytelling, giant beings of the forest appear as obstacles, judges, or devourers in moral and adventure tales. Names and attributes shift by region and teller; the pattern is stable: the bush holds powers larger than the town, and the hero who enters must use wit as much as strength.
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