Shakpana
deity earth Gbe people single tradition · 2
Shakpana is the divinity of the earth, wellness, and smallpox. He can heal or inflict both insanity and disease on humans. Shakpana is one of the most worshiped deities among the Gbe speaking people such as Ewe, Fon and Adja.
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“In the Trinidad Orisha tradition, Sopona is known as Shakpana or Ṣakpanna, and is similarly a ferocious god associated with healing smallpox. In a survey of Orisha shrines on Trinidad, James Houk found that flags to Ogun are found in almost every location. Those to Shakpana”
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“In the Trinidad Orisha tradition, Sopona is known as Shakpana or Ṣakpanna, and is similarly a ferocious god associated with healing smallpox.”
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