Gleti[pronunciation?][Fongbe form?] is a moon goddess of the Fon people from the Kingdom of Dahomey, situated in what is now Benin.[1][2]
In Dahomey mythology, she is the mother of all the stars. An eclipse is caused by the shadow of the moon's husband crossing her face.[1]
^ abPriestess Brandi Auset (2009). The Goddess Guide: Exploring the Attributes and Correspondences of the Divine Feminine. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7387-1551-3.
^Charles Russell Coulter; Patricia Turner (2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.
Gleti[pronunciation?][Fongbe form?] is a moon goddess of the Fon people from the Kingdom of Dahomey, situated in what is now Benin. In Dahomey mythology...
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