Azaka Medeh, the Glossary
Zaka (also known by various names such as: Kouzin, Couzen, Azake, Mazaka, Azaka Medeh, Mede, Papa Zaka, Zaka, Papa Zaca, Cousin Zaca, etc.) is the loa of the harvest in Haitian Vodou mythology.[1]
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8 relations: Haiti, Haitian mythology, Haitian Revolution, Haitian Vodou, Isidore the Laborer, Lwa, Once on This Island, Petwo lwa.
- Agricultural deities
- Haitian Vodou gods
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas.
Haitian mythology
Haitian mythology consists of many folklore stories from different time periods, involving sacred dance and deities, all the way to Vodou.
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution (révolution haïtienne or La guerre de l'indépendance; Lagè d Lendependans) was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti.
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Haitian Vodou
Haitian Vodou is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries.
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Isidore the Laborer
Isidore the Laborer, also known as Isidore the Farmer (San Isidro Labrador) (– 15 May 1130), was a Spanish farmworker known for his piety toward the poor and animals.
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Lwa
italic, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou and Dominican Vúdu.
Once on This Island
Once on This Island is a coming-of-age one-act stage musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty.
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Petwo lwa
The Petwo (Petwo), also spelled Petro and alternatively known as, are a family of lwa (loa) spirits in the religion of Haitian Vodou. Azaka Medeh and Petwo lwa are Haitian Vodou gods.
See also
Agricultural deities
- Anu (Irish goddess)
- Azaka Medeh
- Chaac
- Dying-and-rising god
- Feldgeister
- Hapi (Nile god)
- Hennil
- Inari Ōkami
- List of agricultural deities
- List of tree deities
- Matariki
- Metztli
- Min (god)
- Mukasa (deity)
- Njoku Ji
- Pales
- Phosop
- Priapus
- Ta-no-Kami
- Tree deities
- Ugajin
- Ukanomitama
- Vegetation deity
- Yaksha
- Yakshas
- Ōmononushi
Haitian Vodou gods
- Azaka Medeh
- Azaka-Tonnerre
- Baron Cimetière
- Baron Criminel
- Baron La Croix
- Baron Samedi
- Bossou Ashadeh
- Boum'ba Maza
- Bugid Y Aiba
- Captain Debas
- Clermeil
- Diable Tonnere
- Diejuste
- Dinclinsin
- Ezili Dantor
- Gede (Haitian Vodou)
- Gede Doub
- Grand Bois (loa)
- Guede L'Orage
- Guede Nibo
- Kalfu
- L'inglesou
- Papa Legba
- Petwo lwa
- Rada lwa
- Sobo (deity)
- Ti Jean Petro