Ghede

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Ghede (uncountable)

  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.
    • 1996, Gerdès Fleurant, Dancing Spirits, p. 103:
      In Haiti, the Gede are the most numerous among all the Iwa.
    • 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 31:
      As life ends in death, so does a fet end with homage to the Bawon and Brigitte, the king and queen of the graveyard, and their servants, the Ghede.
    • 2012, Michael R Hall, Historical Dictionary of Haiti, p. 120:
      Ghede loa are boisterous and have a healthy sexual appetite.

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