Legba
Lwa who directs human destiny in Haitian Vodou, with a Petwo trickster counterpart Kafou Legba.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Anansi, Ogu, Nago, Lisa, Nana Buluku, Damian, Saints Cosmas, Baron Samedi, Grand Brigitte, Gede, petwo lwa, Rada lwa, Agwé, Agbè, Naetè, Aovi, Abi, Duwo, Kiti, Agbanukwè, Zosẽ, Lwa, Petwo, Rada, Wangol, Ginen, Kongo, Ibo, Ezili, Ezili Je-Rouge, Damballa
- syncretized with
- Saint Peter, Saint Lazarus, Saint Anthony
- allied with
- Aido Hwedo, Mawu, Marassa Jumeaux
- serves
- Mawu
- sibling of
- Gbǎdù
- consort of
- Minona
- has aspect
- Kafou Legba
- child of
- Mawu-Lisa
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Foods offered to Legba, whether meat, tubers, or vegetables, need to be grilled on a fire.”
#175 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Legba is syncretized with Saint Peter, Saint Lazarus, and Saint Anthony. His veve incorporates a walking cane on the right side. Offerings to him typically include candy, tobacco, and strong black coffee.”
#732 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“This is similar to Legba, who is also both a trickster and a deity in West African Vodun.”
#800 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“feminine deity 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. Only by appeasing lesser deities and Legba, in Fon theology, can one change that destiny.”
#3281 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In some houses they are not channelled through possession in Vodou ritual, but served first after Legba.”
#20573 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001