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A loa is a powerful spirit or deity in the voodoo religion. Voodoo believers assign them quite active roles in everyday life, and ascribe them great powers of possession.Loa:
- Adjassou-Linguetor
- Adjinakou
- Adya Houn'tò
- Agassou
- Agwe
- Ayida-Weddo
- Ayizan
- Azaka-Tonnerre
- Bacalou
- Badessy
- 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.
- Bossou AshadehIn Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Boddou Ashadeh is a loa, the spirit of the deceased Dahomean King Tegbesou. Vodun gods.
- 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.
- Bugid Y AibaIn Vodun, and especially on Haiti and Puerto Rico, Bugid Y Aiba is the god of war. Vodun gods War gods.
- Captain DebasIn Vodun, Captain Debas was a loa. Alternative: Captain Debard, Captain Deebat.
- ClermeilIn Haitian Vodun, Clermeil was the loa who made rivers flood their banks. He was usually depicted as a white man. Sea and river gods Vodun gods.
- Congo (voodoo)
- DamballaIn Vodun, Damballa is one of the most important of all the loa. He was associated with snakes. He was the father of all the rest of the loa. His wife was Ayida Weddo (or Erzulie). He was associated with the color white. Alternative names: Damballa Weddo,
- Dan Petro
- Dan Wédo
- Diable Tonnere
- Diejuste
- Dinclinsin
- Erzulie
- Ghede
- Gran Maître
- Grand Bois
- Guinee
- Kalfu
- Lemba
- Limba
- L'inglesou
- Loco
- Mademoiselle Charlotte
- Mait' Carrefour
- Maîtresse Délai
- Maîtresse Hounon'gon
- Maman Brigitte
- Marassa
- Marassa Jumeaux
- Marinette
- Mombu
- Mounanchou
- Nago Shango
- Ogoun
- Papa Legba
- Pie
- Simbi
- Sobo
- Sousson-Pannan
- Ti Jean Quinto
- Ti Malice
- Ti-Jean Petro
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