How the Vodun Came to Dahomey: Agadja and Hwandjelè
Long ago, in the kingdom of Dahomey, the world was without vodun. Life moved in strange cycles, pregnant women sometimes bore goats, and goats could give birth to men. Amid this confusion, a woman named Hwandjelè arrived from the distant land of Adja. She carried with her knowledge that would transform Dahomey forever. Hwandjelè, a trader of indigo, had long observed
