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Haitian religion is known as Voodoo. It is a mixture of Roman Catholic rituals introduced during the French colonial period, and African theology and magic.Gods
Adjassou-Linguetor - Haitian loa (goddess) of spring water.
Adjinakou - Haitian loa in the form of an elephant.
Adya Houn'tò - Haitian loa of the drums.
Agassou - Haitian loa which guards the Dahomean traditions.
Agwe
Aido Quedo
Asagwe - Haitian voodoo dancing used to honor the gods.
Avalou - Haitian voodoo dance which means supplication.
Ayida-Weddo - Haitian goddess, where she is also known as Rainbow Snake . She is married to Damballa.
Ayizan - Haitian goddess of the marketplace.
Azaka-Tonnerre - Haitian god of thunder, agriculture and farmers.
Bacalou - Haitian voodoo evil spirit depicted by the skull and crossbones.
BadessyIn Vodun, and particularly in Haiti, Bedessy is a minor loa who holds the domain of the sky. Sky and weather gods Vodun gods. - Haitian god of the sky.
Baron SamediIn Vodun, Baron Samedi ("Baron Saturday") was one of the gods of the dead, along with Baron Cimetiere and Baron La Croix; Baron Samedi was usually depicted with a top hat, black tuxedo, sunglasses and a cigar. He was one of the Guede. In the James Bond mo
Boli ShahIn Vodun, and especially Haiti, Boli Shah is a minor loa who guards families. - Haitian family loa.
Bossou AshadehIn Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Boddou Ashadeh is a loa, the spirit of the deceased Dahomean King Tegbesou. Vodun gods. - Haitian loa, king of DahomeyDahomey was an African kingdom situated in what is now Benin. The kingdom was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until the late nineteenth century, when it was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into France's West Africa.
Boum'ba MazaIn Vodun, an animist, or nature-based religion, the Boum'ba Maza are a group of powerful spirits or deities known as loa. - Haitian family loa.
Bugid Y AibaIn Vodun, and especially on Haiti and Puerto Rico, Bugid Y Aiba is the god of war. Vodun gods War gods. - Haitian (and Puerto Rican) god of war.
Captain DebasIn Vodun, Captain Debas was a loa. Alternative: Captain Debard, Captain Deebat. - Haitian family loa.
Clermeil - Haitian god of flowing waters.
Coco macaque - Haitian voodoo implement. It is a stick, which is supposed to be able to walk on its own. The owner of a coco macaque can send it on errands. If it is used to hit an enemy, the enemy will die before the dawn.
Conga - Haitian voodoo deity.
Congo - Haitian voodoo deity.
Damballa
Dan Petro - Haitian god of farmers.
Dan Wédo - Haitian loa of the king of France.
Diable Tonnere - Haitian god of thunder.
Diejuste - Haitian voodoo deity.
Dinclinsin - Haitian voodoo deity feared for his severity.
Eleggua
Erzulie - Haitian voodoo goddess of beauty, dancing, flowers, jewels, love and luxury. Married to Damballa, Agwe and Ogoun. She is depicted as a water snake.
Gangan - Haitian voodoo shaman.
Ghede
Gran Maître - Haitian creator.
Grand Bois - Haitian loa of creation.
Guinee - Haitian afterlife. It is also where life began and the home of their gods.
Hungan - Haitian priests. They lead the peoples in dancing, drumming and singing to invoke the loa.
Kalfu - Haitian god of the night, symbolized by the moon. Thought to be very dangerous.
Lemba - Haitian voodoo deity.
Limba - Haitian loa belived to live amoung rocks. Thought to have insatiable hunger and eats people, even his own followers.
L'inglesou - Haitian loa which lives amoung rocks and in ravines.
Loa - Haitian god or goddess.
Loco - Haitian god of trees, plants and healers.
Lutin - The ghost of an unbaptized child in Haitian voodoo tradition.
Mademoiselle Charlotte - Haitian loa who resembles caucasian women.
Mait' Carrefour - Haitian god of magicians and lord of the crossroads.
Maîtresse Délai - Haitian loa who is a patron of the hountor or tambourine player.
Maîtresse Hounon'gon - Haitian loa which chants the canzo or ordeal by fire in voodoo tradition.
Maman Brigitte
Mambo - Haitian priestess who, together with the Hungan, leads the voodoo rituals and invokes the loa.
Marassa - The twin gods of Haitian voodoo.
Marassa Jumeaux - The ghosts of dead twins in Haitian voodoo tradition.
Marinette - Haitian loa, violent and powerful.
Mombu - Haitian loa who brings storms.
Mounanchou - Haitian voodoo deity.
Nago Shango- Haitian voodoo deity.
Obatala
Ogoun - Haitian voodoo god of fire, iron, politics, thunder and war.
Oloddumare
Oshun
Oya
Papa Legba
Petro
Pie - Haitian god of floods.
Simbi - Haitian water snake loa, which is one of the three voodoo cosmic serpents.
Sobo - Haitian god of thunder.
Sousson-Pannan - Haitian loa thought to be evil and ugly, with a body covered in sores.
Ti Jean Quinto - A mean Haitian spirit which lives under bridges and assumes the form of a policeman.
Ti Malice - Haitian trickster loa.
Ti-Jean Petro - Haitian snake deity and the son of Dan Petro.
Ville au Camp - The underwater capital of the loa.
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