Mawu-Lisa

Fon androgynous creator deity, twin union of moon (Mawu) and sun (Lisa).

Parentage

• Nana Buluku

Children

• Dan
• Gbadu
• Gu
• Legba
• Sakpata
• Sogbo

Domains

• creation
• sun moon

Powers

• Creates the world and apportions realms to offspring
• Unites the powers of sun (Lisa) and moon (Mawu)

Epithets

• Sɛgbo Lisa
• Mawu, the moon, Lisa, the sun

Relations

• equated with: Twofold Creator Pair

Sources

• Herskovits, Dahomey (1938); Mythopedia, Mawu-Lisa