Ethiopia · Folktales and oral traditions
Documented transfer
Related telling or shared motif
Dashed lines show parallels. Direction is shown where a source documents the transfer.
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Ethiopia
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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The Kəbrä Nägäśt places Aksum within an account of dynasty and sacred history. Makeda’s journey and Menelik’s return show how the epic links its generations. The century listed here dates the compilation of the text.
Tales in the Atlas
Makeda and Menelik
14th century · Kəbrä Nägäśt · Geʽez compilation
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.