Dan Petro
Haitian Vodou · deity · Haitian Vodou traditional religion; continuing · deity
THE PETWO NATION WAS ABSENT FROM THE CORPUS ENTIRELY AND HE IS ITS ORIGIN. Every one of the twelve records that preceded this batch is Rada or Gede. The Petwo are described in the sources as born out of the harsh conditions of slavery and resistance in the New World, which is why an African-derived-religion key that holds only the Rada holds only half of what the religion is.
Domains
- petwo nation
- violence
- fire
Relations
- deification of: Dom Pedro
- father of: Ti Jean Petro
Sources
- 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.