Griots is the term for African storytellers. Most of the African tradition are still hand down in an oral traditions. The position of griots would be one of great respect.
Have heard they were called Headsmen, but not sure.
Griots
Griots
They were educated by story tellers that told of the African history. They heard stories like Ananzi the spider.
I was listening to recent episode of "The Moth" -- an NPR show featuring story tellers. And Steve Burns was one of featured story tellers. While relating his story as a reluctant celebrity during his Blue's Clues days, he mentioned that he was living in Brooklyn.
Hercules was a myth and story tellers described him as they wanted. There is no physical description.
why are there so few ancient ruins in Africa
Yes they did.
They were educated by story tellers that told of the African history. They heard stories like Ananzi the spider.
Story-tellers.
Griots are important because they kept passing the history from generation to generation.
story tellers mainly
story tellers mainly
Storytellers played a significant role in the education of African children by using oral traditions to impart knowledge, values, and cultural practices. They served as repositories of history, traditions, and wisdom, passing down important information from generation to generation. Through storytelling, children learned about their heritage, moral lessons, and how to navigate the world around them.
Three famous story tellers are Aesop, Mark Twain, and Dr. Seuss.
They exist in the imagination of writers and story tellers for many generations.
I was listening to recent episode of "The Moth" -- an NPR show featuring story tellers. And Steve Burns was one of featured story tellers. While relating his story as a reluctant celebrity during his Blue's Clues days, he mentioned that he was living in Brooklyn.
In the 21st century, historians are still trying to determine if the Trojan War was an actual war or not. Many of those ancient legends and wars were written or handed down by STORY TELLERS; in the same vein as Dragons and Monsters.
Write it? No, not often, the great poets and story tellers wrote down the myths they knew so there is a record of sorts of the myths that people spoke of among each other in ancient times.
Tellers of the Past - Historians Tellers of the Present - News Anchors, Journalists, Novelists Tellers of the Future - Fortune tellers, prophets