Ayida Wedo
Ayida Wedo, Aida Wedo (also known as Aida Hwedo, Ayida-Weddo, Aido Quedo, Ayida, Agida) is a powerful loa spirit in Haiti vodoo, revered in regions across Africa (including the former Dahomey kingdom/Benin) and the Caribbean, a part of the African diaspora religions. Ayida has Danbala (Damballa, Damballah, "(Papa) Dambala",) as her male counterpart and sometimes the two divinities have been construed as a married couple, but it is often seen as a dual spirit with both male and female aspects The dual god may be collectively called Damballa-Ayida suggestive of both genders combined (cf.