Agasou Agassou; Agassu; Roi d'Agasou (Haiti) Place of origin: Dahomey Type of Spirit/Deity : Iwa Agasou the Leopard Spirit, is guardian of Dahomean traditions. Various theories regarding his root identity are as follows: ☆Agasou is an ancestral leopard spirit. ☆Agasou is the founder king of the Dahomean Empire, son of human Princess Aligbono,daughter of king Tado, and the leopard Spirit, Kpo. ( Kpo literally means ''leopard'', the totem animal of Dahomean royal family.) ☆Agasou is a war chief from the neighbouring Yoruba city state Oyo, exiled for aggression and nicknamed Kpo for his ferocious nature. ☆Agasou is that war chief exiled, not for aggression, but becuase of his magick abilities made others nervous: he was able to shapeshift into a leopard. ☆Agasou is a war chief nicknamed Kpo who had a clandestine affair with either King Tado's wife or daughter, fathering a male child. When King Tado died, the child's mother tried to place her son on the throne, but people rebelled, preferring the King's nephew, son of the kings sister. The leopard's son fled to Dahomean city, Allada, which he eventually took over. ☆Agasou may not actually be the ancestor of the Dahomean royal family, but may, infact have been venerated before their arrival in the region. The supplanted Gedevi people venerated a leopard spirit. In Dahomey, Agasou is considered an ancestral spirit,parton of the Dahomean royal family. In Haiti, he is generally venerated as the Iwa of the home,family,lineage,and ancestry. He serves as a lieutenant in Lord Agwé's army. Legend has it that Ayida-Wedo asked Agasou to bring Vodou and the power of the ancestors to Haiti from Africa (Giné). Agasou immediately fulfilled this request, assisted by a crab. It is traditional for his devotees to refrain from eating crab. In Haiti, Agasou is understood too be a King. He is syncretized to Saint Louis, the canonized king of France.
He manifests as a man or a leopard. Even as a man, there may be a reference to leopards : Leopard skin clothing or leopard patterned fabric, for instance.. He is represented by images of the leopard. Consort: Silibo Vavou Sacred animals: Leopard or the Crab Colours: White,Brown,and the spectrum from yellow to gold. Day: Thursdays / Thors day Feast 25th August. [source:encyclopedia of spirits]