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Dieux D'afrique Et D'amérique Michel MATHIEU-COLAS www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel DIEUX D’AFRIQUE ET D’AMÉRIQUE On trouvera ici un début de description des dieux d’Afrique et d’Amérique. Seuls quelques sous-domaines ont jusqu’ici été traités. De très nombreuses régions devront encore être explorées. Ces pages sont un extrait du Dictionnaire des noms de divinités dont nous poursuivons la réalisation. Rappelons-en l’objectif : appliquer aux religions et aux mythologies des principes lexicographiques aussi rigoureux que possible, avec une prise en compte très large des variantes (notamment celles qui sont attestées dans des documents français). Les sources sont constituées pour l’essentiel par des études spécialisées imprimées ou disponibles en ligne. Le Web n’est utilisé qu’après recoupement et vérification des informations. Version intégrale du dictionnaire : http://www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Ndiv.pdf Pour une présentation générale, voir : http://www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Principes_Ndiv.pdf Pour toute question relative au présent document, écrire à [email protected] Michel Mathieu-Colas, Dieux d’Afrique et d’Amérique (www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Dieux_d’Afrique_et_d’Amerique.pdf) NOMS VARIANTES et RENVOIS GENRE DOMAINE SOUS-DOMAINE NATURE ET FONCTIONS Abassi Abasi nm Afrique Ibibios (Nigeria) Être suprême; divinité double, à la fois dieu du ciel ( Abassi Enyong ) et dieu de la terre ( Abassi Isong ); [abréviation de Ababa ke nsi nsi, "être éternel"] Abassi Enyong Abassi Onyong nm Afrique Ibibios (Nigeria) l'Être suprême, en tant que dieu du ciel Abasi Enyong Abasi Onyong Abasi ikpa onyong Abassi Isong Abasi Isong nm Afrique Ibibios (Nigeria) l'Être suprême, en tant que dieu de la terre Abassi Obumo Abassi Abumo nm Afrique Ibibios (Nigeria) un des noms de l'Être suprême ("le Tonnant") →→→ Obumo Abata Abbata n Caraïbes, Cuba (santería), épouse (ou frère) d'Inle Abbatá Amérique du Sud Brésil (candomblé) Abo nm Afrique Kaffa (Éthiopie) Être suprême, dieu "père", divinité solaire Adanhi Loko Adanhi Loco nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) une des appellations de Loko (loa de la végétation et des Adahi Loko plantes médicinales) Adan-hi Loco Ati-Danhi Ibo Loko →→→ Loko Adjahuto Ajawuto nm Afrique Fons (Bénin) ancêtre divinisé des dynasties royales du Dahomey; il possède un temple dans la forêt de Togudo et fait l'objet d'un culte; [son nom signifie "celui qui a tué des (princes) adja", en écho à sa légende] Adjakpa nm Afrique Fons (Bénin) dieu (vodoun ) de l'eau à boire nécessaire à la vie; fils de Mawu- Lisa Adjinakou →→→ Agaou L'Ephant nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) loa éléphant; [du yoruba àjànàkú , "éléphant"] Adya Hounto Adya Houn'to nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) loa associé aux tambours Adya Houn'tò Aganju #1 Aganjú nm Afrique Yorubas dieu ( orisha ) de la terre sèche; il constitue, avec sa sœur et épouse Yemaja, le second couple divin, après Obatala et Odudua (eux-mêmes créés par Olorun, le dieu suprême) Aganju #2 Aganjú nm Caraïbes, Cuba (santería), dérivé latino-américain de l'orisha yoruba Amérique du Sud Brésil (candomblé) Michel Mathieu-Colas, Dieux d’Afrique et d’Amérique (www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Dieux_d’Afrique_et_d’Amerique.pdf) NOMS VARIANTES et RENVOIS GENRE DOMAINE SOUS-DOMAINE NATURE ET FONCTIONS Agaou nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) dieu ou esprit ( loa ) du vent et des tempêtes (cf. Badè et Sogbo); frère de Zaka-Médé (et/ou membre de sa suite) Agaou l'éclair Agaou z'éclairs nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) Agaou L'Ephant Agaou Lefan nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) appellation d'Agaou comme loa "éléphant" Agaou-léfan →→→ Adjinakou Agaou l'orage nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) Agaou Tonnerre Agaou-tonnè nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) Agaou-wedo nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) Agassou #1 Agassu nm Afrique Fons (Bénin) dieu de la famille royale du Dahomey; vodoun considéré comme Agasu l'ancêtre mythique (totémique) des Fons; on le retrouve dans le vaudou Agassou #2 Agasou nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) dieu ( loa ) des rivières et des sources; membre de la suite de Agasu Damballah; origine dahoméenne (cf. Agassou #1) Agbé #1 Agbè nm Afrique Fons (Bénin) dieu ( vodoun ) de la mer, formant une "triade ondine" avec Agbe Avlékété et Hou; fils de Mawu-Lisa, Agbé est souvent décrit Agboe comme un dieu, associé à sa sœur jumelle (et/ou son épouse) → Agué Naété, mais les deux sont parfois confondus dans une seule et →→→ Avlékété même entité ( Agbé-Naété ); la forme Agué (Aghé), selon →→→ Hou certaines sources, représente une variante, mais la plupart y voient une divinité distincte (même si Agoué désigne le dieu de la mer dans le vaudou haïtien) Agbé #2 Agbê nm Amérique du Sud Brésil (candomblé) version brésilienne du vodoun dahoméen, dans le candomblé Jeje Agbé-Naété Agbe-Naete n Afrique Fons (Bénin) divinité de la mer, résultant de la fusion des deux vodouns Agbé →→→ Naété-Agbé et Naété Agoué Agoueh nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) dieu ( loa ) de la mer, des îles et de la navigation; il règne aussi Agwe sur les eaux douces; loa du rite Rada, originaire du Dahomey Agwé (cf. le vodoun Agbé ); souvent appelé Maître ; [dans la langue →→→ Maître Agoué fon, agwé signifie "rivage"] →→→ Agbé Michel Mathieu-Colas, Dieux d’Afrique et d’Amérique (www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Dieux_d’Afrique_et_d’Amerique.pdf) NOMS VARIANTES et RENVOIS GENRE DOMAINE SOUS-DOMAINE NATURE ET FONCTIONS Agoué-Taroyo Agwetawoyo nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) appellation d'Agoué, qui règne sur la mer; [cf., dans la langue Agwe Tawoyo fon, agwé , "rivage" et arroyo , "la mer"] Agoué-Taroyo Agoué t'Arroyo Agweta Woyo Agoué-Woyo Agoué Arroyo Agoussou →→→ Monsieur Agoussou nm Amérique du Nord Louisiane (vaudou) dieu de l'amour (et de la victoire sur les ennemis?); [le nom →→→ Vert Agoussou vient du dieu fon-éwé Agassou , qu'on retrouve dans le vaudou →→→ Agassou haïtien] Agué #1 Aghé nm Afrique Bénin (Fons) dieu ( vodoun ) ayant plusieurs attributions : la terre, la forêt, les Agé étangs et les lacs, la pêche ou la chasse; fils de Mawu-Lisa, Agè ayant comme eux un temple à Abomey; certains voient →→→ Agbé seulement dans ce nom une variante d' Agbé, dieu de la mer →→→ Agoué (comme le sera le loa Agoué dans le vaudou haïtien), mais cette interprétation semble minoritaire Agué #2 nm Amérique du Sud Brésil (candomblé) version brésilienne du vodoun dahoméen, dans le candomblé Jeje Ah Bolon Dzacab nm Méso-Amérique Mayas dieu des lignages nobles Ah Puch nm Méso-Amérique Mayas dieu de la mort Aïda Wèdo Aida Wedo nf Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) déesse ( loa ) de l'arc-en-ciel, des eaux douces et de la fertilité; Aïda Wedo épouse (ou esprit féminin) de Damballah-Wèdo; symbolisée Aida Wédo comme lui par un serpent; rite Rada; adaptation de la divinité Aida Weddo africaine de l'arc-en-ciel Aido Wedo Aida Ouèdo Ayda Wedo Ayida Wedo Ayida Wèdo Ayida Weddo Ayida Oueddo Ayida Ouèddo →→→ Aido Wedo →→→ Dan-Aido-Wedo Michel Mathieu-Colas, Dieux d’Afrique et d’Amérique (www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Dieux_d’Afrique_et_d’Amerique.pdf) NOMS VARIANTES et RENVOIS GENRE DOMAINE SOUS-DOMAINE NATURE ET FONCTIONS Aido Wedo Ai'do-Wedo n Afrique Fons (Bénin) divinité identifiée à l'arc-en-ciel et associée au serpent Dan (v. Aido Hwedo Dan-Aido-Wedo ); se retrouve dans le vaudou haïtien ( Aïda Ayido Hwedo Wèdo , l'épouse de Damballah); [selon certaines sources, Ayido →→→ Dan-Aido-Wedo Hwedo (Ayì ɖóhw ɛɖ ó) signifie "arc-en-ciel" en langue fongbe] →→→ Aïda Wèdo Aizu Aizun nf Afrique Fons (Bénin) fille de Mawu-Lisa; avec sa sœur Akazu, elle est gardienne des possessions de leur mère Mawu; cf. Wete et Alawe Ajé Shaluga Aje Shaluga nm Afrique Yorubas dieu ( orisha) des richesses Ajê Shaluga Akazu Akazun nf Afrique Fons (Bénin) fille de Mawu-Lisa; avec sa sœur Aizu, elle est gardienne des possessions de leur mère Mawu; cf. Wete et Alawe Ala nf Afrique Ibos déesse-terre Alawe nm Afrique Fons (Bénin) fils de Mawu-Lisa; avec son frère Wete, il est gardien des possessions de leur père Lisa; cf. Aizu et Akazu Alegba-papa →→→ Legba nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) appellation de Legba Allowat Sakima Alowatsakima nm Amérique du Nord Delawares (Leni- appellation du Grand Esprit ("le chef puissant") Lenapes) Alouba →→→ Grande Alouba nf Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) loa féminin; originaire du Congo (peuple Luba ); souvent appelée Grande (Gran) Alouba Aloumandia →→→ Grande Aloumandia nf Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) loa féminin; souvent appelée Grande (Gran) Aloumandia Amma nm Afrique Dogons, Habés dieu suprême Anaisa Pye Anaisa Pie nf Caraïbes Saint-Domingue déesse ( loa ) de l'amour, de l'argent et du bonheur, vénérée Anaisa Pie Danto (vaudou) dans le vaudou dominicain Ananou Ananu nf Afrique Fons (Bénin) syn. de Nyohwe Ananou →→→ Nyohwé Ananou Anasi Gbégu nf Afrique Bénin déesse lacustre, nymphe du lac Nokoué; honorée par les Tofinnu (société lacustre du Dahomey) Anglessou →→→ Linglessou nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) syn. de Linglessou , loa dangereux du rite Petro (surnommé →→→ Général Anglessou Bassin-Sang ); parfois qualifié de "Général" Anzambe nm Afrique Bantous dieu suprême Michel Mathieu-Colas, Dieux d’Afrique et d’Amérique (www.mathieu-colas.fr/michel/Classes/Dieux_d’Afrique_et_d’Amerique.pdf) NOMS VARIANTES et RENVOIS GENRE DOMAINE SOUS-DOMAINE NATURE ET FONCTIONS Aricouté Aricoute nm Amérique du Sud Indiens Tupinambas un des fils jumeaux du démiurge Sumé; dieu de la nuit, opposé Ariconte (Brésil) à son frère Tamendonaré Arikute Arikuté Asase Yaa nf Afrique Akans déesse de la Terre Assonquer Onzancaire nm Amérique du Nord Louisiane (vaudou) dieu de la chance; souvent appelé Monsieur On Sa Tier? →→→ Monsieur Assonquer Atibon Legba Attibon Legba nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) syn. de Legba Atibon (loa du rite Rada) Ati Bon Legba Ati-Gbon Legba →→→ Legba Atibon Atlatonan nf Méso-Amérique Aztèques Auchimalgen nf Amérique du Sud Chili (Araucans) déesse lunaire Avadra Boroy Avadra Bowa nm Caraïbes Haïti (vaudou) loa associé à Legba; il dégage le chemin devant lui →→→ Legba Avadra Averekete Averequete n Afrique Brésil (candomblé) vodun de la mer dans le candomblé Jeje; cf.
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