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AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY

Location: Central Africa


Folklore Origin: The Congo

Eloko

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Key Info

- Viciously guard their territory

- Hates the living and casts curses on them using the bells around their neck 

- An amulet or feitiço is the only protection


Brief Bio

Eloko live in the densest and darkest part of the rain forest in central Zaïre, jealously and ferociously guarding their treasures: the game and the rare fruits of the forest. Legend has it that they haunt the forest because they have some grudge to settle with the living and are generally quite vicious. The Eloko live in hollow trees and are dressed only in leaves. They have no hair; only grass grows on their bodies; they have piercing eyes, snouts with mouths that can be opened wide enough to admit a human body, alive or dead, and long, sharp claws. They possess little bells, which, in Central Africa are believed to be able to cast a spell on passers-by. Possessing an amulet or a fetish can offer protection from this type of magic.


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