Fon Mythology

Agbè

Agbè

Agbè- Fon (Benin) - In the Fon pantheon of deities (known as the Vodun), chief of the Sea Pantheon, one of ...
Agè

Agè

Agè Fon (Benin) In the Fon pantheon of deities (known as the Vodun), the god of the hunt; the fourthborn ...
Aïdo-Hwedo

Aïdo-Hwedo

Aido-Hwedo Fon (Benin) The cosmic serpent, a servant of the Creator, Mawu-Lisa. Aido-Hwedo existed before Mawu-Lisa and participated in the ...
Da

Da

Da In African mythology (Fon of Benin), serpent god, who symbolizes life and movement. Dako, chief of the Fon nation, ...
Mawu-Lisa

Mawu-Lisa

mawu-lisa (Continuer of Creation) Fon (Benin) The Great God of the Fon pantheon (see Vodun). Mawu-Lisa was a complex and ...
Minona

Minona

Minona ORIGIN: Fon (Benin, formerly Dahomey) Minona, powerful spirit of magic, lives deep within the forest. She presides over women ...
Nana Buruku

Nana Buruku

Nana Buruku One vision of Creation describes life emerging from some primeval swamp. Nana Buruku, ancient mother, presides over that ...
Nana-Buluku

Nana-Buluku

NaNa-buluku (Original Creator) Fon (Benin) The Supreme Being who ruled over everything as the creator of the beginnings of the ...