Dan Wédo
In Vodou, Dan Wédo is a loa of the waters and is in the form of a great serpent.
He is syncretized with the image of St. Louis IX, a King of France (1226-1270) who died of disease while on crusade. St. Louis is usually depicted in armor and crowned.
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