the Prince
Hausa · deity · living Bori tradition · Recorded classification
Spirit-class figure entered as a deity. 'Galadima' is a senior Hausa court title; 'Ɗan Galadima' = 'son of the Galadima', the playboy prince. Source: Besmer (1983).
Domains
- gambling fortune
- wealth largesse
Powers
- to lavish sudden wealth and luck, then demand it back with interest
Sources
- Dan Galadima ('son of the Galadima', i.e. the prince) is the handsome, free-living gambler-spirit of Jangare, fathered by Sarkin Aljan Biddarene but raised in the household of Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu; a generous yet exacting giver of fortune popular among women and the 'yan daudu in bori events.: Fremont E. Besmer, Horses, Musicians, and Gods (1983) (secondary)