Ghede

alternative Gede · alternative Guede

1. uncountableIn Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.

   In Haiti, the Gede are the most numerous among all the Iwa.

   1996, Gerdès Fleurant, Dancing Spirits, page 103

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   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.

   2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 31

   Ghede loa are boisterous and have a healthy sexual appetite.

   2012, Michael R Hall, Historical Dictionary of Haiti, page 120