Agassou
Agassou (also Ati-A-Sou) is a loa who guards the old traditions of Dahomey in the West African Vodun religion and the rada loa of Haitian Vodou. He is the product of a divine mating between princess Aligbonu and a leopard, and became ruler and king of the Agasuvi sect in Africa. He is honored as a tohuio (ancestral spirit) in the kingdom of Dahomey and is the first human who can be traced back to see how he ascended to the status of loa, working as both a priest/king and a magician.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Living tradition in West African Vodun and Haitian Vodou; his shield and spear are still guarded in Benin today.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Silibo, Ogou Balendjo
- consort of
- Aligbonu
- serves
- Ayida Wedo
- child of
- Aligbonu
- allied with
- Papa Agwe
Mentioned by
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Source passages
“Agassou (also Ati-A-Sou) is a loa who guards the old traditions of Dahomey in the West African Vodun religion and the rada loa of Haitian Vodou. Agassou is the product of a divine mating—his mother was princess Aligbonu and is said to have mated with a leopard”
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“Agwe's ship is crewed by other lwa as well: Agassou, Papa Agwe's first lieutenant, shown in the form of a crab.”
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