Agé Explained

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Sherman, Josepha, Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore, Routledge (2015), p.500 https://books.google.com/books?id=n2-sBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA500
  2. Lynch, Patricia Ann, African Mythology A-Z, Second Edition, p. 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 2010.