Jump to content

Agé

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Citation bot (talk | contribs) at 14:02, 13 March 2023 (Misc citation tidying. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_CommandLine). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Agé (or Age[1]) is a god in the mythology of the Fon people of Africa. He is the son of Mawu-Lisa. Agé is the patron god of hunters, the wilderness, and the animals within it.[1] He is the fourth-born son of Mawu-Lisa. When she divided up the realms of the universe among her children, she gave Agé command of the game animals and birds and put him in charge of uninhabited land.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Sherman, Josepha, Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore, Routledge (2015), p.500 ISBN 9781317459385 [1]
  2. ^ Lynch, Patricia Ann, African Mythology A-Z, Second Edition, p. 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 2010. ISBN 9780816048922