Hitchhiker's Guide to Religion
Haitian Vodou tradition
LEGENDARY

Agwe

The Lord of the Sea

The sea, ocean voyages, ships, safe passage over water, sailors, fishermen, those who cross the great waters, abundance from the sea
LEGENDARY

Ayida Wedo

The Rainbow Serpent

Rainbows, beauty, grace, flexibility, water, fertility, balance, the divine feminine counterpart to masculine force
MYTHIC

Bois Caïman

The Night the Gods Went to War

Liberation, spiritual warfare, collective oath, divine mandate for revolution
LEGENDARY

Cécile Fatiman

The Mambo Who Channeled the Revolution

Spirit channeling, prophecy, ceremony, the bridge between divine will and human action
MYTHIC

Damballa Wedo

The Great Serpent

Creation, serpents, rainbows, water, wisdom, purity, peace, cosmic order, fatherhood
LEGENDARY

Dutty Boukman

The Priest Who Lit the Fire

Spiritual leadership, revolutionary preaching, prophetic authority, liberation theology
LEGENDARY

Erzulie Dantor

The Scarred Protector (Expanded)

LEGENDARY

Erzulie Freda

The Weeping Beauty

Love, romantic desire, beauty, luxury, sensuality, fine things, heartbreak, tears, mirrors and jewelry
MYTHIC

Ezili Danto

The Scarred Mother Who Fights

Motherhood (fierce, protective), children, the oppressed, single mothers, lesbians, vengeance for the wronged, revolution, sacrifice
LEGENDARY

Guede Nibo

The Minister of the Dead

Death, the recently dead, the boundary between life and afterlife, guidance of newly deceased souls, the moment of transition
RARE

Kouzen Zaka

The Peasant Farmer

Farming, agriculture, the harvest, rural work, the land, sustenance, the dignity of peasant labor, connection to earth
MYTHIC

Marassa Jumeaux

The Divine Twins

Twins, duality, balance, completeness, the principle that all things contain their opposite, power that exceeds the sum of individual parts
MYTHIC

Ogou Feray

The Iron General

Warfare, iron, machetes, fire, military strategy, blacksmithing, political power, rum
LEGENDARY

Simbi

The Keeper of Fresh Water and Mysteries

Freshwater, springs, rain, wisdom, magic, sorcery, mysteries, the barrier between seen and unseen, guardianship of sacred knowledge
MYTHIC

Toussaint Louverture

The Black Napoleon

Military strategy, statecraft, liberation, the synthesis of Catholic and Vodou faith