A powerful spirit of the water. Beautiful. Dangerous. She seduces men, grants wishes, demands devotion. Mami Wata appears across African traditions with different names but the same essence: a divine force that can save you or destroy you.

FIRESIDE STORIES — SEASON 1

Water Spirits Around the World

Ancient folklore retold for the modern world. Creatures, spirits, and legends from cultures across the globe — and the truths hidden in their

stories. Every culture has folklore. Every folklore has a reason. These are the stories that survived for centuries because they continued to warn about something real. A river that drowns children. A forest that takes people. A darkness that lives in the spaces between safety and danger.

This season: ten water spirits from ten cultures. Ten creatures that live in rivers, oceans, and lakes. Ten stories that reveal what humans fear

about water — and what we respect about the beings we imagine within it.

Part of Arcane Storyteller.

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