Aido Hwedo
deity underworld Vodoun religion single tradition · 2
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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“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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