Yennenga
Yennenga was a legendary princess who is considered the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso.
Category Archives: Legend
Women whose story is generally unbelievable due to certain elements, though it may be rooted in a grain of truth
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Winyan Ohitika (Makhta)
Sioux warrior who counted coup to avenge her brothers, who had been killed in battle.
Althaea
Queen of Calydon, who reputedly killed her own son, Meleager, in vengeance for Meleager killing his uncles (her brothers)