Gods and Heroes

Itan - Legends of the Golden Age, Book 1

By: Oladele Olusanya

Narrated by: Nene Nwoko, Bukola Ayeni

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.

©2018 Oladele Olusanya (P)2019 Oladele Olusanya

Superb historical novel

The reader is transported to ancient Yorubaland in West Africa to a time of heroes gods and goddesses who are brought to life by the authors defy imagination

Yoruba Mythology, History and Fiction

This is an excellent introduction to the 1000 year story of the Yoruba people. Great narration. A masterpiece.