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Haitian Deities

Agwe - God of waters, wind, thunder, canon fire, boats and sea shells

Ayida - Rainbow goddess

Azacca - God of agriculture

Badessy - Minor sky god

Bossu - Malevolent Voodoo spirit

Brigitte - Female counterpart of Baron Samedi (see Ghede). She protects the graves in cemetaries which are marked with his cross

Damballah - Serpent god

Dan Petro - God of farmers

Erzulie - Goddess of love, beauty, flowers, jewels, dancing and fine clothes

Ghede - God of the dead

Legba - God of the psychic crossroads where above meets below

Mait' Carrefour - 'Lord of the crossroads' god of magicians

Marassa - Twin gods of Voodoo (See Lisa in African section)

Marinette - Earth goddess (wife of Ti-Jean Petro)

Mounanchou - Minor Haitian god

Nanan-Bouclou - Primal god who is both male and female and created the twins, Mawu-Lisa, from whom all the Voodoo gods descended. (See African section)

Ogoun - God of war, politics, fire, iron and thunderbolts

Simbi - Voodoo patron of the rains and benevolent magicians

Ti-Jean Petro - Serpent deity (Son of Dan Petro)

 

Adapted from 'A guide to the Gods' by Richard Carlyon

I recommend this book for much much more information on these and other deities

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