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* ArcherArchetype: Age is the god of the bush creatures and hunting.
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* WiseSerpent: Danh-gbi (also spelled Dangbe) the python deity, was worshiped by the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin). As well as being an overall benefactor, Danh-gbi was revered as the god of Wisdom and Bliss.

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* WiseSerpent: Danh-gbi (also spelled Dangbe) the python deity, was worshiped by in the Kingdom kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin).Whydah in what is now the state of Benin. As well as being an overall benefactor, Danh-gbi was revered as the god of Wisdom and Bliss.
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* WiseSerpent: Danh-gbi (also spelled Dangbe) the python deity, was worshiped by the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin). As well as being an overall benefactor, Danh-gbi was revered as the god of Wisdom and Bliss.
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* CoolPet: Lisa’s herald is the chameleon Agamo. He forewarned the first human couple of dangers by showing them enemies behind their backs.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Nana Buluku, grandmother of the Vodun]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Nana Buluku, grandmother of the Vodun]]
Vodun.]]



* TheAlmightyDollar: Da Zodji and his wife Nyohwe Ananu are gods of wealth due to being rulers of the earth pantheon.

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* TheAlmightyDollar: TheAlmightyDollar:
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Da Zodji and his wife Nyohwe Ananu are gods of wealth due to being rulers of the earth pantheon.



* ExtraEyes: The god Fa in his female form Gbadu has sixteen eyes.

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The god Fa in his female form Gbadu has sixteen eyes.



* GodOfThunder: An entire pantheon of them. So(gbo) is their king.
** Hevioso is sometimes considered equivalent to Sogbo or is his servant depending on the legend. He takes the preferred shape of a giant thunderbird.

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* GodOfThunder: An entire pantheon of them. So(gbo) is their king. \n** Hevioso is sometimes considered equivalent to Sogbo or is his servant depending on the legend. He takes the preferred shape of a giant thunderbird.



* TheGrimReaper: Ku is Death.
** Metonofi is the king of the underworld.

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* TheGrimReaper: Ku is Death.
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Death, while Metonofi is the king of the underworld.



* JustSoStory: The eclipse is Lisa beating Gleti. People banged on drums and demanded he let her go.

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The eclipse is Lisa beating Gleti. People banged on drums and demanded he let her go.



* TheLoinsSleepTonight: The king of Aja was impotent and this annoyed his father-in-law Metonofi greatly.

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The king of Aja was impotent and this annoyed his father-in-law Metonofi greatly.



* NightAndDayDuo: Mawu goddess of the moon and her twin brother Lisa who is god of the sun.

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Mawu goddess of the moon and her twin brother Lisa who is god of the sun.



* TheOmniscient: Gbadu sees all things in the world atop her massive palm tree. Legba is in charge of opening her sixteen eyes each day. Her sixteen eyes represent the sixteen major symbols in Ifa divination.

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* TheOmniscient: TheOmniscient:
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Gbadu sees all things in the world atop her massive palm tree. Legba is in charge of opening her sixteen eyes each day. Her sixteen eyes represent the sixteen major symbols in Ifa divination.



* Shapeshifting: Sewanla changed himself and the Tetelidja tail into rocks to escape the Tetelidjas. In frustration the birds tossed them across the river wishing they could stone the thief. When they landed on the other side Sewanla changed back and made it home with the tail for his father's funeral.

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* Shapeshifting: {{Shapeshifting}}: Sewanla changed himself and the Tetelidja tail into rocks to escape the Tetelidjas. In frustration the birds tossed them across the river wishing they could stone the thief. When they landed on the other side Sewanla changed back and made it home with the tail for his father's funeral.



* WarGod: Gu was this by virtue of being the blacksmith god.
** Bo was extremely popular in Dahomey and virtually all soldiers were his devotees.

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Gu was this by virtue of being the blacksmith god.
** Bo was extremely popular in Dahomey and virtually all soldiers were his devotees.devotees.
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* ConsumationCounterfeit: Averted. Metonofi was determined to ensure he had grandchildren so he sent hundreds of men to have attempt sex with his daughter before Legba managed to take her virginity.

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* ConsumationCounterfeit: ConsummationCounterfeit: Averted. Metonofi was determined to ensure he had grandchildren so he sent hundreds of men to have attempt sex with his daughter before Legba managed to take her virginity.



* LoveableSexManiac: Legba for a given measure of “loveable”. Dead bodies and his mother-in-law were not out of the question for him. Many of his cult figures have raging erections and his worshippers used to carry massive penis sculptures around during festivals, waving them at young girls to uproarious laughter. He was a fertility god and believed to cause {{EroticDreams}}.

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* LoveableSexManiac: Legba for a given measure of “loveable”. Dead bodies and his mother-in-law were not out of the question for him. Many of his cult figures have raging erections and his worshippers used to carry massive penis sculptures around during festivals, waving them at young girls to uproarious laughter. He was a fertility god and believed to cause {{EroticDreams}}.{{EroticDream}}s.

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