Aganyu

Aganyu Aganyu is the primordial spirit of the forces of Earth, especially violent,powerful, cataclysmic upheavals. When tectonic plates move, that’s Aganyu. He is the orisha…

Agathos

Agathos The Romans and Hellenistic Greeks did not like deities in the shapes of animals. They liked their spirits to resemble humans. Adopted Egyptian spirits…

Aglaurides

The Aglaurides Housemates of the Serpent ORIGIN: Athens The Aglaurides are the three daughters of Aglauros, a Nymph, and Cecrops, snake spirit and first king…

Aglauros

Aglauros Aglauros, eldest of the Aglaurides, was Athena’s first Athenian priestess, but she was also the subject of a Mystery tradition. Scholars theorize that Aglauros…

Agni

Agni literally means “fire”: the name is etymologically related to ignite. Because Agni is fire, he is a deity with whom people have daily contact.…

Agoussou

Agasou, the lwa originally from Dahomey, arrived in New Orleans via Haiti. During his journey, pronunciation (and spelling) of his name evolved while much of…

Ahuizotl

The dreaded Ahuizotl lives at the bottom of deep lakes and pools of freshwater. It cries like a baby to lure people near, then pulls…