| 单词 | Dahomey |
| 例句 | Roast Missionary, à la Dahomey, west coast of Africa. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And for myself, I lie in my hammock at night and whisper the names to the darkness: Dahomey, Taghaza, Sankore, Accra, the ancient realm of Songhai. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Whole villages had been imported from Egypt, Algeria, Dahomey, and other far-flung locales, along with their inhabitants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Because the king ran a powerful army of male and female warriors and allied astutely with France’s rival European powers, “it took the French a long time to colonize Dahomey,” she said. A Painter Explores His Royal Roots 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z If you're a student writing a term paper about the Dahomey, copying the plot of Dana Stevens' screenplay should net you a failing grade. "The Woman King" poses the conundrum of making a great action movie about exceptional killers 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Having seen the cost of war and contributed to that suffering, she believes that the Dahomey can sustain their wealth by cultivating and trading palm oil to surrounding territories. "The Woman King" poses the conundrum of making a great action movie about exceptional killers 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The way history tells it, the Dahomey weren't so much in need of protection from outside threats as it was the other way around. "The Woman King" poses the conundrum of making a great action movie about exceptional killers 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The thrones, statues, palace gates and regalia belonged to what was then the Kingdom of Dahomey, a territory that is now part of Benin. Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilizations Welcomes Some Treasures Home 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z "The Woman King" does not hide the Dahomey's role in fueling chattel slavery, as many critics and fans have explained. "The Woman King" poses the conundrum of making a great action movie about exceptional killers 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z He got arrested in Dahomey once, was only held one night in a jail, but you would think he was Alexander Solzhenitsyn from the way he wrote about it. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z "The Woman King" also debut to a flurry of controversy concerning the troubling true history of the slave-trading Dahomey, depicted in the movie as anti-slavery crusaders. The promotion for "Bros" was botched. But its ordinary rom-com trappings may also be to blame 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z They were taken directly from a king, the king of Dahomey. Artwork Taken From Africa, Returning to a Home Transformed 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z With a swirling production called “The Last Amazon of Dahomey” about to open a sold-out run at the National, Amma is anxious and proud, thirsty for acclaim but wary of the inevitable compromises. Review | Bernardine Evaristo’s ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ received half a Booker Prize, but it deserves all the glory 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Discussions have been under way for years on returning the artworks from the 19th century Dahomey Kingdom. ‘Our imagination was violated’: France to return African art 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The period film follows a troop of fierce woman warriors, the Agojie, as they defend the West African kingdom of Dahomey from slave traders, domestic and foreign. ‘The Woman King’ and Intimate Moments Amid Epic Action 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z That the Dahomey traffic in other people complicates the triumphalism of a movie that celebrates women’s power, a complexity that the story never satisfyingly engages. ‘The Woman King’ Review: She Slays 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z That other sensation – let's call it intrigued bemusement – stems from the subject the film would feature, the Dahomey kingdom's woman warriors. With "African Queens: Njinga" a previously overlooked history spectacularly springs into action 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Certainly one of the most expansive of these canvases is “The Woman King,” a drama about the real women soldiers of the precolonial Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa. ‘The Woman King’ Review: She Slays 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The Dahomey, also called the Fon, in West Africa traditionally believed that women had three souls and men had four. A New Therapy for Multiple Personality Disorder Helps a Woman with 12 Selves 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z These new states, such as Whydah and Dahomey, enriched themselves by providing the Europeans with captives, the vast majority of whom went to the Americas, in exchange for goods like guns. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In “The Woman King,” Viola Davis is the head of the Agojie, an all-female unit of warriors who protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century. How (and where) to watch the AP Top 25 Movies online 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z “The Woman King” stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, a band of female warriors who defended the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the early 19th century. Review: It's no secret why Netflix's monster movie 'Troll' is so popular 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z He scored the opening scenes, which paint a portrait of the vibrant, thriving Dahomey village, with African pastorale — bouncing a string orchestra along with a gentle groove on regional instruments including kalimba and kora. Film scores cover a spectrum of sounds and musical colors. Here are a few of note. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z I was blown away by the beauty and sophistication of Dahomey culture, with details as juicy and exciting as epic stories from “Gladiator” to “Game of Thrones.” How 'Woman King's' story of fierce fighting women began with a tender, motherly moment 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z However, initially Dahomey was reluctant to continue the practice of selling Africans to Europeans. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The film centers on the Agojie, the female warriors of the kingdom of Dahomey, in what is now Benin. Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Declares Martial Law In Occupied Ukraine 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The present-day country of Benin, formerly known as Dahomey until 1975, was named for the maritime geographical feature the Bight of Benin, which itself was named for the Nigerian kingdom. U.S. museums agree to return bronzes looted from pre-colonial African kingdom to Nigeria 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He has also written a book about Dahomey’s Port of Ouidah and is currently working on a compilation of biographies of more than 50 members of the Agojie. The truth behind 'The Woman King': Crew responds to claims of historical revisionism 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The much smaller forces of Dahomey emerged triumphant. How 'Woman King's' story of fierce fighting women began with a tender, motherly moment 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Dahomey went on to become one of the major exporters of enslaved captives, which the state traded in exchange for firearms. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The film follows the story of the all-female military unit, known as the Agojie, that guarded the West African kingdom of Dahomey from the 17th to 19th centuries. Viola Davis responds to #BoycottWomanKing: Story 'is fictionalized. It has to be' 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z One of few official reports on Dahomey’s female warriors, the book chronicles the accounts of early 19th- and 20th-century European ethnographers and therefore comes with all the associated racial baggage. ‘The Woman King’ is Viola Davis’s ultimate flex 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s a misconception that Dahomey was nothing other than a state involved in the slave trade. The truth behind 'The Woman King': Crew responds to claims of historical revisionism 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Dahomey history from that year shows they have a young king, Ghezo, brought to the throne in a coup by the Agojie. How 'Woman King's' story of fierce fighting women began with a tender, motherly moment 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z This period witnessed the emergence of expansionist new states in West Africa, such as Dahomey and Segou, whose wars of conquest generated captives for European slavers. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The main point of contention by online critics is that the movie seemingly uplifts the woman without fully acknowledging that the Dahomey tribe sold other Africans into slavery. Viola Davis responds to #BoycottWomanKing: Story 'is fictionalized. It has to be' 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Families will want to research the history of the “Dahomey Amazons” to compare what’s been written about the elite army with the film’s plot. What to watch with your kids: ‘See How They Run’ and more 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a misconception that Dahomey was nothing other than a state involved in the slave trade,” said Wantchekon. The truth behind 'The Woman King': Crew responds to claims of historical revisionism 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Set in 1823, “The Woman King” spins a fictional tale rooted in the real-life “Dahomey Amazons” who were among the most feared warriors of the era. Review | Viola Davis reigns supreme in ‘The Woman King’ 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The fall of Whydah was part of a larger campaign by Agaja to restore traditional social and political controls over the region, which was then home to several smaller Aja kingdoms including Dahomey. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “Time to Boycott the Woman King movie. The film is about the Dahomey & Benin that traded slaves into the transatlantic. #BoycottWomanKing,” tweeted @tonetalks. Viola Davis responds to #BoycottWomanKing: Story 'is fictionalized. It has to be' 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z At times you wish the director would linger longer still, the better to let a deeper understanding of Dahomey’s rigid rules, meticulous hierarchies and tangled alliances seep into your bones. Review: Viola Davis adds another jewel to her crown in a rousing 'Woman King' 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z This movie is not about the whole history of Dahomey, it is about a specific time where all the stars were aligned against continuing the slave trade. The truth behind 'The Woman King': Crew responds to claims of historical revisionism 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Davis plays Nanisca, the ferocious, forbidding general of the Agojie, the legendary women’s fighting force that helped defend the West African kingdom of Dahomey. Review | Viola Davis reigns supreme in ‘The Woman King’ 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z By the end of the century, Dahomey had become one of the most heavily armed and militarized states in West Africa. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The film’s director, Prince-Bythewood, told The Times that she immersed herself in the history of the Dahomey and reached out to historians to consult. Viola Davis responds to #BoycottWomanKing: Story 'is fictionalized. It has to be' 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Boyega, who plays Dahomey's King Ghezo, believes the epic will have a positive impact on audiences and the actresses will feel personally celebrated. Viola Davis says 'The Woman King' offered "ownership, agency" 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, “The Woman King” tells the rousing story of the female warriors of the African kingdom of Dahomey. The truth behind 'The Woman King': Crew responds to claims of historical revisionism 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The result is “The Woman King,” an epic, inspiring and beautifully made historical action film that puts women in the middle of the battle for Dahomey circa 1823. ‘The Woman King’ review: A violently epic war dance, starring Viola Davis 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “The Woman King,” which opens in theaters Friday, is a $50 million action epic, set in 1820s West Africa, about the all-female army of the Kingdom of Dahomey. ‘Woman King,’ Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggle 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The film chronicles the true story of the Agojie, a group of female warriors who in the 1800s protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey from colonization and the slave trade. Viola Davis stars in 'The Woman King' at Toronto Film Festival 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z In this epic tale, Viola Davis plays the fierce leader of a regiment of female warriors fighting in the African kingdom of Dahomey in the mid-1800s. Here are 10 movies to look forward to in fall 2022 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Though the legacies of the actual Dahomey Amazons have lived on in fantasies like Marvel’s Black Panther, The Woman King’s going to make people understand why they became legends judging from the movie’s first trailer. The Woman King is not to be trifled with in first trailer 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Dahomey’s conflict with the Oyo Empire, and the larger existential threat of slavery, looms against the interpersonal interactions and intimate story lines among the women of the Agojie. ‘The Woman King’ review: A violently epic war dance, starring Viola Davis 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Schulman says the 1820s were chosen from the 1600-1904 history of the Dahomey kingdom specifically for the backdrop of conflict with the mightier Oyo empire, along with mounting pressure from European colonizers for captives. ‘Woman King,’ Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggle 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The victory was Nigeria’s biggest in international soccer, surpassing a 10-1 win over Benin, which was then called Dahomey, in 1959. Nigeria routs Sao Tome 10-0 in African Cup qualifying 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z As with Venture Smith, Africans seized most of the victims and sold them to whites along the coast, allowing kingdoms like Ashanti, Dahomey, and Benin to rise and flourish on profits from the trade. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z His predecessors ruled Dahomey, which was one of the most powerful kingdoms in West Africa before the colonial era. Kêfa Sagbadjou Glèlè: Monarch of once-powerful West African kingdom dies 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The artefacts will initially be housed in a museum in the city of Ouidah before being transferred to a new museum being built in Abomey, site of the royal palaces of the Kingdom of Dahomey. 'A testimony that we existed': Benin receives looted art from France 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The 26 objects returning to Benin were plundered from a royal palace in 1892 when French forces invaded the country then known as Dahomey and made it a French colony for more than six decades. Looted Treasures Begin a Long Journey Home From France 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z For at least three centuries, the Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African power that drew comparisons to Sparta. They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Benin will receive a throne stolen in 1892 from the palace of Behanzin, the last king of what was then Dahomey. French MPs back return of looted African artefacts 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Women occupied powerful positions in the kingdom and there was an all-female military regiment named by Westerners as the Dahomey Amazons. Kêfa Sagbadjou Glèlè: Monarch of once-powerful West African kingdom dies 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z In London he joined the chorus line of In Dahomey, an all-black West End musical show, and appears to have developed his interest in racing after meeting an Irish tipster. Who was the real 'Prince Monolulu'? 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The African collection, one of the most important in the world, began with the gifts of the ancient African kings to Dom João VI, such as the throne of Dahomey. A Museum Fire, an Assassination Attempt, and Brazil’s Implosion 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z A French official later called Dahomey “assuredly the only country in the world that offers the singular spectacle of an organization of women as soldiers,” according to the American journalist Stanley Alpern. They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z One reason “Barracoon” hasn’t been published until now is its vivid portrayal of the capture of Cudjo and his people by West Africa’s King of Dahomey, a notorious slave broker. Lit Life: A state, a slave, a spy — three remarkable new works of nonfiction 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z In truth, Dahomey’s Amazons had a far messier history. Africa’s past is inspiring some of its most interesting fiction today 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z This led to, among other things, the first full length African American musical on Broadway, In Dahomey, created by Will Cooke and Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Opinion | Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z In mid-January, he and dozens of other de Souza descendants made their yearly pilgrimage to the city of Abomey, the former capital of the kingdom of Dahomey, a major regional power in pre-colonial days. An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z A pair of artisans at the reconstructed palace of King Glele — each of Dahomey’s 12 kings built their own palace — stitch banners of Amazons toting rifles, brawling with men and clutching severed heads. They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z When Dahomey’s troops raided Cudjo’s village, the older people were beheaded on the spot, and the heads brought to the king for display. Lit Life: A state, a slave, a spy — three remarkable new works of nonfiction 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z She didn’t just write about her complex, multiple self but about “Brother Alvin” and Emmett Till, the women of Dahomey and the women of New York, of warrior queens and feminists. The book that made me a feminist 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z They were not only cannibals from Ecuador, but Monkey Men and Ministers from Dahomey. American freakshow: the extraordinary tale of Truevine’s Muse brothers 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z “This ceremony reminds us of the connection between Dahomey and de Souza,” the king said, as a Beninese TV crew filmed. An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Yaketou knew where to find the plant for smoking — Dahomey had sacked her town years earlier and then made her into a warrior. They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Dahomey Troupe of Amazons appear only in the evenings at certain music-halls. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z He gave a great impetus to French colonial enterprise, especially in West Africa, where he organized the newly acquired colony of Dahomey, and despatched the Liotard mission to the Upper Ubangi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The true importance and status of the snake in Dahomey is a thing hard to fix. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Whydah and the adjacent territory was annexed to France by General Dodds on the 3rd of December 1892, and the rest of Dahomey placed under a French protectorate at the same time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Muriel met Jefferson, who had been to London to see somebody, on board the Dahomey, and—I'm telling you this in confidence—there are reasons for believing the usual thing happened. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Of all the African chiefs the King of Dahomey is the most powerful. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z We can scarcely regard the persons figuring in the following true story as being very much superior to the King of Dahomey. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Possibly Dahomey beat him badly; anyhow something went seriously wrong with Benin as a territorial kingdom, before its discovery by modern Europe. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z It was, said Earl Russell, foreign secretary, to check “the aggressive spirit of the king of Dahomey” that England in 1861 annexed the island of Lagos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It was a deed of unmingled atrocity, compared with which capture in war was generous and honorable; the African King of Dahomey grows white by the side of the Saxon slave-trader. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z He was well received by the King of Dahomey, who shows a disposition to be influenced by his judicious counsels. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Among the chief towns are Timbuktu and Jenn� on the Niger, Porto Novo in Dahomey, and St Louis and Dakar in Senegal, Dakar being an important naval and commercial port. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The predominance of the belief there in reincarnation seems to me sufficient to separate it from the Gold Coast and Dahomey Fetish. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Dahomey conquered, the French at once set to work to secure as much of the hinterland as possible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z So here was the sport, enthroned like any monarch of Dahomey, with the crowd surging around him. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z He lately came home from Dahomey, the ship-load of goods that he had taken out to Africa from Liverpool having been entirely sold. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z In order to deceive the other Powers, a large number of military transport vessels had been fitted out at Brest for a bogus expedition to Dahomey. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Both these cults have sprung from slaves imported from Ellis’s district, Obeah from slaves bought at Koromantin mainly, and Voudou from those bought at Dahomey. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The “Customs.”—Reference has already been made to the Dahomey “Customs,” which gave the country an infamous notoriety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z There seemed to be a fatal fascination in the sound of this savage music which had its birth in the far-distant land of Dahomey. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z His theory is, that commerce is to destroy the abominations in the realm of Dahomey. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Still another "fake" that not only "drew" well but positively deceived the whole New York press, was the "Dahomey Giant." Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Trade of Dahomey and the Ivory Coast for the first three months of 1898— Imports. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Porto Novo at the beginning of the 19th century became tributary to Dahomey. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z She would as soon have expected the King of Dahomey to send an embassy with ostrich feathers in their caps, and rings in their noses, formally to ask her hand in marriage. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The hecatombs of the Asiatic victors, the fêtes of Dahomey alone could give some idea of this butchery of proletarians. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z After consulting Rev. J. G. Woods' Illustrated History of the Uncivilized Races, it was determined to make a Dahomey of the tall North Carolinian. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Thus the fall of Ashantee in 1873 was well known to the King of Dahomey, yet he continued on his way and could not believe the French could ever upset him. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z This monarch, who reigned forty years, raised the power of Dahomey to its highest pitch, extending greatly the border of his kingdom to the north. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z In the capitals of the more powerful states, Ashanti, Dahomey, Benin, the scenes witnessed at these sanguinary rites rivalled in horror those held in honour of the Aztec gods. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z He told me that he had lately received a donation from Dahomey, and he corresponds with missionaries in every part of the world. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z A spurious cablegram was issued, purporting to be from Farini, of London, stating that the Dahomey giant had sailed with his interpreter from London and would arrive in Boston on or about a certain date. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Meanwhile the French made a similar movement from Dahomey, on the eastern frontier. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z In Dahomey the blacksmiths, carpenters, hunters, braves and bards, with their various tools and instruments, join in a dramatic dance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The latter is the port of the negro kingdom of Dahomey. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The slave trade is carried on extensively in Dahomey. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z The press was then notified, and the representatives of five New York papers were actually sent to the pier the following morning to interview the distinguished stranger from Dahomey. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Our losses in this engagement, including those of the French troops from Dahomey, were very high. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z In consequence of the thousands of orange and citron trees which adorn it, Whydah is called “the garden of Dahomey.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Leaving the Dahomey kingdom, we reach the dead levels of the delta of the Niger, which has twenty-two main channels, separated by swamps of mangrove trees. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In Dahomey war is a passion of the ruler and the people, and the year is divided between fighting and feasting. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z At all events, long and interesting accounts of the "snuff-colored giant from Dahomey" appeared in most of the dailies, and for several weeks this Dahomey was the stellar attraction at that particular dime museum. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z If so, pray tell us how many more years had the Sumerians lived seventy centuries ago than the citizens of Dahomey up to now? The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z The soil of Dahomey proper is naturally fertile and is capable of being highly cultivated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The limits of the kingdom are somewhat uncertain; but the whole country over which the king of Dahomey originally ruled cannot have been less than four thousand square miles. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z He is, to-day, with a few exceptions about the towns, the same savage that he is in his native Dahomey. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Even the African tribes, who have so lately fought the French in Dahomey, were supplied with, and used effectively, breech-loading rifles. The Story of Malta Mark you, the word "nearly"—a bridge broad enough to span the straits of Gibraltar, the chasm between Bagdad or Granada and Dahomey, between Averroës and the Mad Mullah. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Besides the railways, tramway lines exist in various parts of Dahomey. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The kingdom of Dahomey is the most celebrated of all the West African countries. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Property is mainly in women and slaves, and inheritance is through the female, except among the nobility of Dahomey, where primogeniture rules. Races and Immigrants in America The population was entirely independent, and resisted with success not only the Fula from the north but also the armies of Dahomey and Mossi from the south and west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The same journal goes on to say that the savages of Dahomey announce their visits to each other by a wooden board or the branch of a tree artistically carved. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 Takudonu slew Danh and over his grave built himself a palace which was called Dahomey, a name thenceforth adopted by the new king’s followers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Captain Forbes in his interesting account of Dahomey, alludes to these combats, which he says he has witnessed in India. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series He would not pretend that he could have made himself what he is in Hayti or in Dahomey. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The water-parting between the Niger basin and the coast streams of Dahomey and Lagos runs north-east and south-west near the western frontier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Let him go to the Sultan of Dahomey. Black Diamonds Among the Dahomeys, women captives are often enrolled in the king's army of "amazons." Oriental Women His black and white cap had lappets with red snakes sewn thereon; the breast of his tunic bore a large red cross, the sacred symbol of Dahomey. The Woodlands Orchids He was taken away from Dahomey and Ashantee—to be a slave indeed, but a slave to a less cruel master than he would have found at home. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses In ward and township these able manipulators are not the majority, as we have said, and yet they rule with a despotic brutality that makes the kingdom of Dahomey a liberal government in comparison. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 This flourishes in Dahomey, and along the whole of the Bight of Benin. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The archives of the Culturkampf contain a despatch from a Protestant statesman sometime his friend, urging his government to deal with the Papacy as they would deal with Dahomey. The History of Freedom Perhaps it is necessary to observe that the Europeans in Whydah had long been subject to the King of Dahomey, ruled by a Viceroy. The Woodlands Orchids Dahomey and the Dahomans, by Frederick E. Forbes, gives an interesting account, drawn from personal observation, made during the last two years, of the manners and customs of this savage people. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Further testimony is furnished by the armies of women among the Ashantees and of the King of Dahomey in West Africa, who distinguished themselves by special bravery and ferocity. Woman under socialism Slavery, bad along the whole Bight of Benin, is worse, still, in Dahomey. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Among savages the women often take part in war, for instance the Amazons of Dahomey. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The record of such a government is fitly written in these pages: it is as appropriate as is, for a king of Dahomey, his funeral pyramid of skulls. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 It was charged against the French military authorities that German prisoners had been deported to French Dahomey where they were forced to labor under black overseers. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Indeed, money and love are as eloquent in Turkey and Dahomey as they are in Paris or New York. The Book of Khalid What we find in germs and remnants elsewhere, grow, in Dahomey, to inordinate and incredible proportions. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies In Dahomey the king had thousands of wives, the nobility hundreds, the simple citizen a dozen and the soldier none at all. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study But we have heard of only one State which realizes Plato's theory as to the equal participation of woman in man's responsibilities as well as in his privileges, and that is the kingdom of Dahomey. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) The first blow was struck on August 8, 1914, in Togoland, a country about the size of Ireland, lying between French Dahomey and the British Gold Coast. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources The expedition disembarked at Badagry, on the 29th November, 1825, ascended an arm of the Lagos, and then, for a distance of two miles, the Gazie creek, which traverses part of Dahomey. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The other fled to the Little Popo, an island off the coast of Dahomey, and there settled. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies In Dahomey the leaves are used as a febrifuge. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines If women were to learn and govern like men, Plato argued, women must fight like men, and the Amazons of Dahomey fight like very terrible men indeed. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Where was the little king of Dahomey, of whom M. Moronval had spoken so warmly? Jack 1877 In Dahomey, when the king dies, the bonds of society are loosed; in his palace begins indiscriminate havoc and disorganization. The Right of American Slavery Benin and Dahomey; and—almost equal in infamous notoriety—the countries of the Delta, of the Niger, or of the— 23, 24, 25. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The King of Dahomey looked with an evil eye on the growing power of Abeokuta, and led his army to destroy it; but he and his forces were, however, most signally defeated. The Three Midshipmen I have often thought how thankful we should all be that we are not Dahomey ladies, who have no opportunities for these pleasant little arguments. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture You are not sleepy," he said; "and I never wish to sleep if I can talk of Dahomey. Jack 1877 The powerful sovereign of Dahomey has agreed to abolish the slave trade. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 In Dahomey the Amazonian guards of the king perform all military duty with equal ease and thoroughness with men. The Education of American Girls Señor Da Souza,—better known on the coast and interior as Cha-cha,—was said to be a native mulatto of Rio Janeiro, whence he emigrated to Dahomey, after deserting the arms of his imperial master. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Scratch a slaveholder, and beneath the varnish of conventionalism you come upon something akin to the man-hunter of Dahomey. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays Labassandre intended to develop the musical taste of Dahomey, and saw himself the director of a conservatory, and at the head of the Royal Chapel. Jack 1877 The West African Herald, of the 13th ult., referring to this intention, says: His Majesty Badahung, King of Dahomey, is about to make the 'Grand Custom' in honor of the late King Gezo. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party He had seen at the grand custom in Dahomey 2,500 men killed, and a pool made of their blood into which the king’s wives threw themselves naked and wallowed. Memoirs Commander Forbes, R. N., in his book on Dahomey, says that a boy and girl were decapitated and buried with him, and that three men were sacrificed on the beach at Whydah. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver I have cabled the State Department often about this Dahomey business, transmitting the request of Germany that these prisoners be sent to Europe. Face to Face with Kaiserism "Why, his royal Highness,—you know him,—the little king of Dahomey." Jack 1877 The King of Dahomey was about to make an immense sacrifice of human life to the memory of the late King, his father. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party The rites and ceremonies practised by the kings at Coomassie, their capital, were of the most savage and bloodthirsty nature, rivalled in this respect only by the neighbouring kingdom of Dahomey. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign In fine, the mongrel Sybarite surrounded himself with all that could corrupt virtue, gratify passion, tempt avarice, betray weakness, satisfy sensuality, and complete a picture of incarnate slavery in Dahomey. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Here he was well received and was sent forward to a place called Shar, seventeen days’ journey from Dahomey. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The two were announced as "His Royal Highness the Prince of Dahomey, and M. Moronval, his tutor." Jack 1877 He has recently returned from the Yoruba country, adjoining the territory of the King of Dahomey, and desires to elicit a favorable consideration for the African Aid Society. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party In Dahomey and Ashanti war captives used to be sold "en bloc" to white traders at so much per capita. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 The King of Dahomey is less barbarous than these merciless vivisectors. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals The next day was what the boys called African day; that is, they intended to see all that was to be seen from Dahomey to Nubia and Soudan. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs M. Bonfils arrived suddenly one day, bringing most disastrous news of Dahomey. Jack 1877 These Hos belong to the Ewe-speaking family of the true negroes, who have reached a comparatively high level of barbarism in the notorious kingdom of Dahomey. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia But not even in Dahomey could it have been accomplished with more repulsive savagery. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle When the King of Dahomey has done a great feat, he kills a man to carry the tidings to the ghost of his royal father. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Meantime, the frantic explanations of Louis that the Dahomeys were murdering his friend brought a greater and greater crowd to the corner of the enclosure. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs "But where has he gone?" asked the doctor; "he could hardly reach Dahomey with that amount." Jack 1877 In 1893, France conquered and annexed Dahomey, which is on the coast; but England controlled the hinterland of Dahomey through the treaties her company had made with the chiefs. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls This is the case in Dahomey and in Russia, and it was so at Sparta, in Egypt, and in the empire of the Yncas. Logic Deductive and Inductive Still later similar horrid scenes were reported from Dahomey. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 Johnny had seen the Soudanese and Nubian play actors just before his disastrous attempt to be informed concerning the Dahomey village. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs At that very time he had under his roof a child of royal birth,—a son of the king of Dahomey. Jack 1877 During the last three years she has sent out expeditious from St. Louis and Dahomey, and gained a great deal of territory which England believes she ought to control. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls By the hands of Sir Richard Burton the Queen had sent a damask tent, a silver pipe, and two silver trays to the King of Dahomey. The Social History of Smoking Without them we should be in the civil, intellectual, and material condition of the kingdom of Dahomey, and in the savage and barbarous state of all primitive peoples. Myth and Science An Essay The most elaborate is the high-topped boots of the German cavalryman, and the least the Dahomey Amazon, who sometimes has a red string tied around her great toe. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs Of course some European might have been found in Dahomey who could instruct the prince,—for French and English flags floated over the ships in the harbors. Jack 1877 The Kingdom of Dahomey in Africa was proclaimed a French protectorate. A Short History of France They apply with as much truth to life in the United States as in Dahomey; they operate in like nature upon the savage as upon man in the civilized state. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Mrs. Kemble's book shows what the miserable magic is that enchants these Southern American citizens into people whose philosophy of society would disgrace the Dark Ages, and whose social system is that of Dahomey. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 Some said the Dahomeys had captured a boy the night before and were just on the eve of sacrificing him to their idols when a policeman got track of what was going on. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs A king of Dahomey escorted to the grave by a procession of Bohemians! Jack 1877 Chic, that indefinite, indefinable word, changeable and subtle like a capillary hygrometer, is a Parisian tyranny that grinds out more fashionable lives than the King of Dahomey offers as victims on his great feast days. His Excellency the Minister It contains more territory than either Benin or Dahomey. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Later and also to the west of the Yoruba come two states showing a fiercer and ruder culture, Dahomey and Ashanti. The Negro According to his story, he and Louis had tried to see into the Dahomey village. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs As soon as M�dou was crowned, they would all go to Dahomey. Jack 1877 Such is their ideal from the King of Dahomey with his bodyguard of Amazons to the Sultan of Morocco and the Khedive of Egypt. The Awakening of China The king of Dahomey especially felt like humiliating this people in battle. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens In place of the Yoruban culture, with its city democracy, its elevated religious ideas, its finely organized industry, and its noble art, came Ashanti and Dahomey. The Negro These peculiar sounds came from the Dahomey warriors and amazons, black as night and stupid as pigs. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs He had thought of it for some time, and was only waiting for pleasant weather; and now he meant to go to Dahomey, and find K�rika. Jack 1877 Are not the same to be seen all the way from Afghanistan to Dahomey? The Awakening of China The king of Dahomey had succeeded in securing an alliance with the armies of Kawaku and Bourony, but the valor and skill of the Ashantees were too much for the invading armies. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Modern Benin and Dahomey showed traces of skill, culture, and industry along with inexplicable cruelty and bloodthirstiness. The Negro The Dahomey people are the strangest of all. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs It was there, amid criminals of all grades, that the presumptive heir of the kingdom of Dahomey was found by his excellent tutor. Jack 1877 Would not a casual traveler have described such savages as worse than the negroes of Dahomey? Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 He took the title of King of Dahomey, which has remained until the present time. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The state of Dahomey was founded by Tacondomi early in the seventeenth century, and developed into a fierce and bloody tyranny with wholesale murder. The Negro From this they went over to the Dahomey village. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs All the daily papers published a biography of the little king of Dahomey. Jack 1877 Meanwhile disputes had occurred with the King of Dahomey, which led to the utter overthrow of his power by Colonel Dodds in a brilliant little campaign in 1892. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) They put him to death, because, as they charged, he had incited and excited the people of Dahomey to resist their king. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The powerful state of Dahomey arose early in the eighteenth century and became a devastating tyranny, reaching its highest power early in the nineteenth century. The Negro In Dahomey the hand that rocks the cradle does not bother about ruling the world. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs Did not you see me make custom--annual ceremony--for Weebaigah, the third king of Dahomey? The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 In Africa the chief centre of serpent worship was Dahomey; but the cult of the python seems to have been of exotic origin, dating back to the first quarter of the 17th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Whole regiments of women are to be found in the army of the king of Dahomey, and they are the best foot-regiments in the kingdom. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens So even Dahomey had some claim to be regarded as a more important place than Great Britain, and the early settlers wasted little thought on the affairs of Queen Victoria. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I The beautiful and fertile amphitheatre called Whidah, in North latitude 6°, with Dahomey just behind it, is populous with a superior race. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 In this, the King of Dahomey boasted of his victory over the King of Ardrah, and how he had ornamented the pavement and walls of his palace with the heads of the vanquished. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II The king of Dahomey, he said, sported with the lives of his people in the most wanton manner. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I The king of Dahomey felt that he had but one rival, the king of Ashantee. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens A single farm-house which I had not seen before is sometimes as good as the dominions of the King of Dahomey. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 In Dahomey, during mourning "the weeping relatives must fast and refrain from bathing," etc. Primitive Love and Love-Stories This was triumphantly instanced in the king of Dahomey. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II Virginia will hardly brook the opening of a rival Dahomey which shall cheapen into unprofitableness her rearing of slaves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 There is not sufficient national unity in any of the tribes to give occasion for such a despotism as prevails in Dahomey, and in other of the African nationalities. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Other notices proclaimed the unequalled opportunity of beholding "The Dahomey Warriors of Savage South Africa; a Rare and Peculiar Race of People; all there is Left of them"—as, indeed, it might well be. Essays in Rebellion In Dahomey, as everybody knows, the bellicose possibilities of the African woman have been utilized in forming bands of Amazons which are described as "the flower of the army." Primitive Love and Love-Stories He went home, and then went back to Fernando Po, and undertook delicate dealings with the king of Dahomey, and explored the west coast. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 After a troublesome war with Behanzin king of to the native state of Dahomey, France annexed some portion of Dahomeyan territory on the coast, and declared a protectorate over the rest of the kingdom. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 We gave an account of the civil and criminal code of Dahomey in the chapter on that empire. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens I have known many African tribes between Dahomey and Zululand too well to idealise them into "the noble savage." Essays in Rebellion Here, however, it is tolerably tame, and breeds faster than in Congo or Dahomey. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870 Although both low in the scale of humanity, the fierce and savage Natives of Dahomey with their repulsive habits exhibited the characteristics of the very undermost order of mankind. By Water to the Columbian Exposition The French expeditions, which were in great strength, did not hesitate on their arrival to compel the king to execute fresh treaties with France, and with these in their possession they returned to Dahomey. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Why did the King of Dahomey kill so many of his subjects? Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People Horrible, Frank; but there is at least the consolation that by this fearful slaughter of their bravest warriors we are crippling the power of Dahomey as a curse and a scourge to its neighbors. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Then, for a list of colors for his palette, he had boyish memories of Stanley's Darkest Africa, and of the dances of the Dahomey Amazons at the World's Fair in Chicago. A Study of Poetry The Bight of Benin washes the coast of Dahomey and other countries, known also by the name of the Slave Coast. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea ABOMEY, capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey, West Africa, now included in the French colony of the same name. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The King of Dahomey, he said, sported with the lives of his people in the most wanton manner. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) The King of Dahomey is a despot, and even his nobility crawl on the ground in his presence. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War However, when the English thought that the majority had been collected, the victims were driven on to a steamer which took them to French Dahomey. What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it Whidah on this coast must be noticed, as it is so connected with Dahomey. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The Egyptians raised up palaces and the Mussulmans built shrines, but the masters in these things, those who have most clearly read the human heart, are the people of Dahomey. The Social Cancer In this, the King of Dahomey boasted of his victory over the King of Ardrah and how he had ornamented the pavement and walls of his palace with the heads of the vanquished. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) In Dahomey they fight as soldiers, and perform all the offices of men. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War The naked inhabitants of Dahomey could do no worse in this direction. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century They are a more civilized set than the people of Dahomey; and the Danes have furnished us with a portrait of one of their kings, whose name was Opocco. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea I am not the King of Dahomey or the Shah of Persia, and able to give my daughters where interest may dictate. What Can She Do? This was triumphantly instanced in the King of Dahomey. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Dahomey is principally celebrated for its army of women, and its human sacrifices. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War What I want to know is this: can it be said that Providence has ordained every class distinction in the whole world, from Dahomey to San Francisco? Philistia Dahomey, including the subjugated districts, extends at least 150 miles into the interior. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The King of Dahomey had a glut of slaves on his hands, and cleared them off by massacring them as human sacrifices at idol feasts. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville If you don't know them, you might as well go practise in Dahomey, for all you can accomplish. The Metropolis The following day the sound of beating of drums and firing of guns was heard, and soon afterwards the head of the army of Dahomey was seen approaching. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War But "the new Athens" seems to me to surpass Dahomey in ferocity and imbecility. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters In Dahomey, at a particular period of the year, a grand annual festival is held; and, amidst feastings and rejoicings, deeds are done from which the civilized mind recoils with horror. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea A hundred miles west of the forts of Accra we found ourselves opposite Widah, the chief mart of the kingdom of Dahomey. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Of their strength, however, there was no question, and Burton says that all the women of Dahomey are physically superior to the men, which accounts for the employment of so many of them as soldiers. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The cannon were blown into fragments, killing numbers of the Dahomey men who had just crowded into the battery. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War If it is doubtful if there are any Amazons an the river of that name, there is no doubt of there being Amazons at Dahomey. Robur the Conqueror It is a capital offence to see the king of Dahomey at his meals. The Golden Bough They sold European goods to the King of Dahomey, taking slaves, of whom they had formerly exported large numbers, in exchange, and this was a source of great riches. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville He tells us, however, that in the case of the King of Dahomey, human sacrifice is not attributable to cruelty. The Life of Sir Richard Burton "I have heard of Dahomey, of course, and its horrible customs, but I don't know anything about Abeokuta." By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War As he had said, he had stolen into the magazine, and there had possessed himself of some powder and cartridge like those used by Robur in Dahomey. Robur the Conqueror Thus the name of the king of Dahomey is always kept secret, lest the knowledge of it should enable some evil-minded person to do him a mischief. The Golden Bough Immediately on my arrival I received a visit from the Avogal, the King of Dahomey's governor at Widah, a big healthy-looking negro, with whom the only conversation I had was of the most commonplace description. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville They manage things differently, however, in Dahomey, for Gelele during his retreat purchased a number of slaves, and re-entered his capital a triumphing conqueror. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The town lies not very far from Dahomey, and this power, which has conquered and enslaved all its other neighbors, has been unable to conquer Abeokuta, although it has several times besieged it. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War If Dahomey is not a large country, it is often talked about. Robur the Conqueror The Eyeos are governed by a king, no less absolute than the king of Dahomey, yet subject to a regulation of state, at once humiliating and extraordinary. The Golden Bough Nowhere did temples reek with such pools of human blood; nowhere else, not in Dahomey and Ashanti, were human sacrifice, cannibalism and torture so essential to the cult that secured the favour of the gods. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 In November 1863 the welcome intelligence reached Burton that the British Government had appointed him commissioner and bearer of a message to Gelele, King of Dahomey. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The Dahomey people have every advantage, being supplied with firearms, and even cannon, by the rascally white traders at Whydah, the port of Dahomey. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Robur, who knew the customs of Dahomey, did not lose sight of the men, women, and children reserved for butchery. Robur the Conqueror The appellations by which the different kings of Dahomey have been known to Europeans are not their true names, but mere titles, or what the natives call “strong names.” The Golden Bough Visions of flesh-coloured tints shot with blood-red perturbed his brain, but he fought against and dismissed them; that combination would be commonplace in Dahomey. Democracy, an American novel Burton left Fernando Po in the "Antelope" on 29th November 1863, and, on account of the importance attached by savages to pageantry, entered Whydah, the port of Dahomey, in some state. The Life of Sir Richard Burton All day the townspeople labored at these defenses, while the wall crumbled fast under the fire of the Dahomey artillery, every shot of which, at so short a distance, struck it heavily. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Then, having accomplished 4,700 miles since she left Dahomey, she passed the last islands of the Magellanic archipelago, whose most southerly outpost, lashed by the everlasting surf, is the terrible Cape Horn. Robur the Conqueror The sea is the fetish of the Eyeos, to the north-west of Dahomey, and they and their king are threatened with death by their priests if ever they dare to look on it. The Golden Bough They were as much out of the pale of the civilised world as if they had been banished to Dahomey or Spitzbergen. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 To a friend who observed that the customs of Dahomey were very shocking, Burton replied: "Not more so than those of England." The Life of Sir Richard Burton By five in the afternoon a great gap, fifty feet wide, was made in the walls, and the army of Dahomey again gathered for the assault. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War On the horizon was the confused outline of the Kong mountains in the kingdom of Dahomey. Robur the Conqueror Algiers, Brazil or Dahomey hold nothing in them so authentically slave as you are, my indigent incompetent friends! Latter-Day Pamphlets That evening Frank asked Mr. Goodenough to tell him what he knew concerning the people of Dahomey. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Nowhere, however, are they carried to such a terrible extent as in Dahomey. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Then they crossed the river and entered Ashanti, the great rival empire of Dahomey. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War We know—and he knew—that the kingdom of Dahomey is one of the most powerful on the West Coast of Africa. Robur the Conqueror In all Societies, Turkey included, and I suppose Dahomey included, men do rise; but the question of questions always is, What kind of men? Latter-Day Pamphlets "The Amazons, as white men have christened the force, are the flower of the Dahomey army, and fight with extraordinary bravery and ferocity." By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War But Dahomey is said to be able to put fifty thousand fighting men and women in the field, that is to say her whole adult population, except those too old to bear arms. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War As, however, it was not probable that the Dahomey people possessed much skill in the management of their cannon, Mr. Goodenough had hopes that they should succeed in repelling the assault. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War When the "Albatross" came flying over Dahomey, the old King Bahadou had just died, and the whole population was proceeding to the enthronization of his successor. Robur the Conqueror "They have been sending back to Dahomey for sacks." By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War |
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