Fon Pantheon or Vodun is the gods and goddesses of the Fon or Dahomey people. A hierarchy of gods exists. The supreme god is Nana-Buluku, Originator and creator of the beginning. He gave birth to Mawu-Lisa who completed creation and gave birth to other gods. Mawu-Lisa has a male and female personification--Mawu the female and Lisa the male. Her children fall into Sky Pantheon, Earth Pantheon, Sea Pantheon, and Thunder Pantheon. Some gods were ancestor spirits who were deified.
| Gods | Description | | Agbè | third son of Mawu-Lisa; head of the Sea Pantheon | | Agè | fourth son of Mawu-Lisa; god of hunt | | Da Zodji | firstborn son of Mawu-Lisa; head of the Earth Pantheon | | Djo | sixth son of Mawu-Lisa; god of air | | Gbadu | daughter of Mawu-Lisa; goddess of fate | | Gu | fifth son of Mawu-Lisa; god of iron, war, weapons, and tools | | Hevioso | thunder Pantheon; another name for the god Sogbo | | Legba | seventh born son of Mawu-Lisa; trickster god; messenger of Mawu-Lisa | | Lisa | male aspect of Mawu-Lisa; affiliated with the sky, the east, the sun, and the day | | Mawu | female aspect of Mawu-Lisa; affiliated with earth, the west, the moon, and the night | | Nana-Buluku | Supreme God, parent of Mawu-Lisa | | Sagbata | general name given to the Earth Pantheon; son of Da Zodji and Nyohwè Ananu | | Se | vodun that represents the souls of human | | Segbo | king of the gods; early ruler of humans | | Sogbo | Second born son of Mawu-Lisa; head of Thunder Pantheon; androgynous | | | | | | |
Works Cited
Lynch, Patricia Ann(2004). African Mythology A to Z. Facts on File: New York, ISBN 0-8160-4892-4
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