The coming of Night : a Yoruba tale from West Africa /
When the daughter of the river goddess Yemoya goes to the Land of Shining Day to marry a handsome earth chief, her longing for the cool darkness of her former home causes Night to be brought to the world.
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Brookfield, Conn. :
Millbrook Press,
1999.
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Edition: | A Millbrook Press Lib. ed. |
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Summary: | When the daughter of the river goddess Yemoya goes to the Land of Shining Day to marry a handsome earth chief, her longing for the cool darkness of her former home causes Night to be brought to the world. |
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Item Description: | Subtitles varies on pbk.: a Yoruba creation myth from West Africa. |
Physical Description: | [26] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
ISBN: | 0761313583 (lib. bdg.) 9781847802767 (pbk.) |