Other Gods
- Agé - patron god of hunters, and the wilderness (plus the animals within it)
- Avrikiti - god of fishermen
- Ayaba and Loko - sister goddesses
- Gleti - moon goddess
- Gu - son of Mawu and Lisa, Gu is the god of war and patron deity of smiths and craftsmen. He was sent to earth to make it a nice place for people to live, and he has not yet finished this task
- Okanu - god of dreams
- Sakpata - god of smallpox
- Zinsu and Zinsi - semi-divine twin magicians
- Fa or Ifa - god of wisdom and knowledge
- Nana - goddess of fertility and creativity
- Egberun - deities of prosperity and protection, also for seers and clairvoyance
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