Aido Hwedo

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Aido Hwedo is a snake deity in Fon belief. The feminine deity Mawu had to work with the trickster Legba and Aido Hwedo to create living beings. This method of creation imbued the good, the bad, and a destiny for every creature including human beings.

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Relationships

co occurs with
Oba Koso, Minona, Lisa, Nana Buluku, Gbǎdù
serves
Mawu-Lisa, Mawu
allied with
Mawu, Legba
created by
Mawu

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“Mawu had to work with the trickster Legba and the snake Aido Hwedo to create living beings, a method of creation that imbued the good, the bad, and a destiny for every creature including human beings.”

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“she asked the primeval serpent, Aido Hwedo, to curl up beneath the earth and thrust it up in the sky”

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