T he discovery of 200-year-old rock art in South Africa has shed light on the importance of the extinct horned serpent. This ...

Enter the Grootslang, which means “big snake” in Afrikaans. According to legend, these creatures were created by unspecified deities, who realised too late how powerful and smart they were. The ...

In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Julien Benoit from the University of the Witwatersrand confirmed that the rock ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

A hybrid female and male figure with a scroll for a head that’s propped up by golden neck rings, extends its four arms outward as if to accept an embrace or an offering. The limbs are sinewy with ...

The first trailer for “Night of the Kings,” Ivory Coast’s official submission to the Oscar race, beautifully blends African mythology and fairy tales with the grim reality of life inside one of the ...