Dan
Fon · deity · primordial · deity
Fon cosmic rainbow-serpent who bore the creator and supports the world.
Parentage
Domains
- serpent cosmic order
- rainbow wealth
Powers
- Coils beneath and upholds the created world
- carries the creator Mawu-Lisa in his mouth while the earth is shaped
- revolves about the earth and moves the heavenly bodies
Epithets
- Dan Ayidohwɛdo
- Dangbe
Relations
- equated with: Rainbow-Serpent that Girdles the World
- sibling: Gu
- sibling: Legba
- sibling: Sakpata
- sibling: Sogbo