With half the world's continents being home to a panoply of monkey species, it's no wonder the people of Center & South America, Asia, and Africa hold monkeys in high esteems as mythological and religious figures. Hear about Hanuman, howlers, Hapi, and a helluva lot more (and yes, Sun Wukong, obviously).

Links to all the research resources are on the website.

04:45 Japan: Sarugami

09:57 Central/South America: howler monkey god

13:50 Africa: Gbekre Hapi, Babi

17:35 India: Hanuman

27:00 China: Sun Wukong

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Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesilyan, RKCVC, and Chris Haugen.

Sources:

https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/wildlife/howler-monkeys-among-the-maya-divine-patrons-to-the-artisans/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_monkey_gods

Hart, George (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (PDF) (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-415-34495-1. 

http://africancreationenergy.blogspot.com/2015/12/african-monkey-gods.html

https://yokai.com/sarugami/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_(mythology)

https://symbolsage.com/sun-wukong-monkey-king/

https://symbolsage.com/three-wise-monkeys/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapi_(Son_of_Horus)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hanuman

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/monkeys-india-delhi-parliament-video-rhesus-macaques-government-offices-a8679151.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-monkeys/monkeys-run-amok-in-indias-corridors-of-power-idUSKBN1OA01R

https://mythopedia.com/topics/sun-wukong

https://www.vbtutor.net/Xiyouji/summary.htm

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29175870

https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Kerkopes.html

http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Mythology/en/Cercopes.html

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