Spider trickster present in the religion of the Hausa people
Gizo
Gizo, also known as Gizzo, is a spider trickster figure present in the traditional religion of the Hausa people, who are situated in the Sahelian regions and are in large numbers in Nigeria, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Benin.
Like many cultural depictions of spiders in African mythology, Gizo is a mythic hero.
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