Terms and Spirit Listing
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Tambour

(V.ENC) A drum.

Taureau-trois-graines

(DL) His name means bull with three testicles. This loa is a product of the fanciful imagination of the people in Haiti and is considered a Creole loa. He is the great loa of the Jacmel region. His appearances are terrible; people possessed by him are seized with destructive rage and create havoc all around unless appeased by the offer of a handful of grass. This they munch at once. During trance, they bellow ceaselessly.

Ti-bon-ange (ti-bon-anj)

(V.ENC) The ti-bon-ange makes up the other half of a person's soul, with the gros-bon-ange. Meaning "little good angel," it is the source of the person's personality. The ti-bon-ange represents the accumulation of a person's knowledge and experience, and it is responsible for determining an individual's characteristics, personality, and will.

Ti-Jean-Petro

(DL) This is a black magic or "petro" loa that is depicted as a dwarf with one foot. Even though Ti-Jean-Petro has a French name, his roots can be traced back to Africa. He is easily comparable to a spirit that roamed through the bush. This spirit, too, was depicted as having only one leg. This loa often protects and assists black magic sorcerers. Ti-Jean-Petro also is recognized under the names of Petro-e-rouge, Ti-Jean-pied-fin, Prince Zandor, and Ti-Jean-Zandor. He has a violent and passionate nature that becomes apparent when he mounts people.

Tonelle

(V.ENC) A primitive peristyle that is merely an open-sided roof held up by poles.

Traitement

(V.ENC) An herbal cure administered by a houngan or mambo.

Trianglier

(V.ENC) The musician who plays the triangle.

Twins

(V.ENC) As in many West African rituals, twins in vodou are considered to have special powers and are revered because they represent balance and two halves of the same whole.