Dahomeyan mythology

Dahomey was a state of the Fon people of present-day Benin. It had an organized state religion.

Mawu and Lisa

Lisa (male) and Mawu (female), married twin siblings of Nana Buluku, are the creator spirits, occasionally combined as Mawu-Lisa, an androgynous spirit. Mawu-Lisa created the world and made it orderly, then made plants, animals, and humans; the entire process took four days.

• The first day, Mawu-Lisa created the world and humanity;
• The second day the earth was made suitable for human life;
• On the third day, humans were given intellect, language, and the senses;
• Finally, on the fourth day, mankind received the gift of technology.

Offspring-spirits of Mawu and Lisa

• Gbadu
• Da and Gu
• Dan

Other spirits

• Agé
• Avrikiti
• Ayaba
• Egberun
• Fa
• Gleti
• Gu
• Loko
• Nana
• Okanu
• Sakpata
• Sogbo
• Xevioso
• Zinsu and Zinsi

See also

• West African Vodun

External links

• Vodoun Culture Haitian Vodoun as chronicled by native Haitians
• Baba Alawoye.com Baba'Awo Awoyinfa Ifaloju, showcasing Ifa using web media 2.0 (blogs, podcasting, video and photocasting)