Traditional Igbo tales, history, oracles, and wisdom — retold for a new generation.
Curated by Agunechemba Ekene

Moons

# Moon Stories
1 Tales by Moonlight 28
2 Stories of Agu 28
3 Ancient Igbo Communities 28
4 Taboos and Forbidden Things 28
5 Dreams and Visions 28
6 History and Heroism 28
7 Oracles, Chi, and Ikenga 28
8 The Python King: Eke 28
9 Echoes from your Ancestors 28
10 The Land of the Rising Sun 28
11 Market Days and Ceremonies 28
12 Women Who Ruled 28
13 The Sky That Fed Us 28

Total: 364 stories across 13 Moons.

What’s Inside

Each Moon contains 28 stories — the original 13 tales plus 15 newly researched and retold stories drawn from the traditional Igbo oral canon, ancient articles, books, and community forums.

The collections span:

  • Folktales & Animal Fables — the Tortoise, the Leopard, the Python, the Elephant, and the whole animal kingdom
  • History & Heroism — Jaja of Opobo, King Koko, the Women’s War, Achebe, Azikiwe, Ojukwu, and the heroes of Igbo resistance
  • Spirits, Oracles & Sacred Things — Chukwu, Ala, Amadioha, the Long Juju, the ofo, the ikenga, the kolanut, and the rites of the ancestors
  • Community & Custom — market days, taboos, sacred ceremonies, and the laws that bind the living to the dead
  • Women Who Ruled — the Omu, the Umuada, Ahebi Ugbabe, and the women who shaped Igbo society
  • Ancient Communities — Nri, Igbo-Ukwu, Arochukwu, Onitsha, Nnewi, and the cradle of Igbo civilization
  • Dreams & Visions — the nrọ that speak, the warnings of the night, and the visions of the dibia
  • The Python King (Eke) — the sacred serpent as ancestor, messenger of Ala, and guardian of the land
  • The Sky That Fed Us — Chukwu, Eri, the sky that once fed humanity, and the covenant of work and gratitude

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ECHOES FROM YOUR ANCESTORS

These stories are lessons, warnings, and the wisdom of our ancestors.

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