Bosou
Haitian Vodou · deity · Haitian Vodou traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
HE CARRIES A DATE AND THE RECORD DOES NOT PRETEND OTHERWISE: the source anchors him to a named Dahomean reign, 1708-1732, which is the kind of detail that makes the Atlantic religions different from the rest of this corpus - the crossing is documented. DOSOU AGADJA IS NOT INGESTED: he is a historical king of Dahomey, he belongs to a different tradition key, and he appears here only as the reign-marker the source uses.
Domains
- petwo nation
- strength
- royalty of dahomey
Epithets
- Twa Kon — three horns Reference treatment of Bosou: Bosou Twa Kon is served in the Petwo rite; Papa Bosou is described as a royal vodou of Tohosou-land in Dahomey, a deformed child of royalty during the reign of Dosou Agadja, king of Dahomey from 1708 to 1732, and the Tawoyo of the royal family at Abomey. (secondary)
Relations
- of the petwo nation with: Dan PetroIn-batch. Set membership; the source states he is served in the Petwo rite.Reference treatment of the Petwo lwa: the Petwo are a family of lwa regarded as volatile and hot, in contrast with the Rada, who are regarded as sweet-tempered and cool; Dan Petro is a violent lwa, the deification of the legendary founder of the Petwo rite, the houngan Dom Pedro; Ti Jean Petro is a powerful lwa and the son of Dan Petro, known as a trickster with a fierce nature and a connection to fire and heat; Marinette is a lwa of power and violence; Bosou is portrayed as a man with bull horns and is served in the Petwo rite. (secondary)
Sources
- A lwa portrayed as a man with bull horns, served in the Petwo rite; described as a royal vodou of Tohosou-land in Dahomey, a deformed child of royalty during the reign of Dosou Agadja, king of Dahomey from 1708 to 1732, and the Tawoyo of the royal family at Abomey.: Reference treatment of Bosou: Bosou Twa Kon is served in the Petwo rite; Papa Bosou is described as a royal vodou of Tohosou-land in Dahomey, a deformed child of royalty during the reign of Dosou Agadja, king of Dahomey from 1708 to 1732, and the Tawoyo of the royal family at Abomey. (secondary)