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== Vodun == | |||
In addition to the formal worship of the various Abessai deities, many pay homage to supernatural personifications of humanoid nature and figures of legend called the Loa. These Loa preside over numerous mortal matters beneath the gods themselves (though there is some argument and volumes of discussion among theologians as to the nature this relationship and how the Loa came to be) and often act as indirect agents or emissaries sympathetic to the causes within the divinities' portfolios. Examples include Ayida, Adjasou, Agassu, Agau, Sogbo, Agwe, Ayezan, Bakulu, Brise, Congo, Dinclusin, Dumballah, Erzulie, Ghede, Gran Boa, Ibo Lele, Kalfu, Krabinay, Lemba, Linglessu, Linto, Marasa, Bwa-chech, and numerous others. | |||
== The Osirian Pantheon == | == The Osirian Pantheon == | ||
== The Nyoshan Pantheon == | == The Nyoshan Pantheon == | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 9 February 2025
The Abessainan Pantheon
Osanyin, God of Medicine, Herbs and the Wild Growth (NG)
Shango, God of Fire, Lightning, Justice and Virility (CG)
Ososhi, God of Justice and the Hunt (CG)
Oya, Goddess of Storms, Cemetaries and Magic (CN)
Orumila, God of Knowledge, Wisdom and Fate (LN)
Oshun, Goddess of Love, Beauty and Diplomacy (NG)
Olukun, God of Health and the Ocean (NG)
Oko, God of Agriculture and the Harvest (N)
Eshu, God of Trickery, Crosswoards and Chaos (NE)
Obaluaye, God of Plague, Death and Stolen Vitality (CE)
Yemoja, Goddess of Rivers, Motherhood and Clean Water
Ogun, God of War, Soldiers and Metalworking (CN)
Vodun
In addition to the formal worship of the various Abessai deities, many pay homage to supernatural personifications of humanoid nature and figures of legend called the Loa. These Loa preside over numerous mortal matters beneath the gods themselves (though there is some argument and volumes of discussion among theologians as to the nature this relationship and how the Loa came to be) and often act as indirect agents or emissaries sympathetic to the causes within the divinities' portfolios. Examples include Ayida, Adjasou, Agassu, Agau, Sogbo, Agwe, Ayezan, Bakulu, Brise, Congo, Dinclusin, Dumballah, Erzulie, Ghede, Gran Boa, Ibo Lele, Kalfu, Krabinay, Lemba, Linglessu, Linto, Marasa, Bwa-chech, and numerous others.