Clermeil

In Haitian Vodou, Clermeil is a lwa who makes rivers flood their banks. He is usually depicted as a white male. Clermeil is believed to be the father of all light-colored children.^[1] He is sometimes considered among the most powerful of lwa.^[2]

According to legend, Clermeil was a cruel French colonial. When his slaves tried to kill him he prayed to the devil, and promised his soul if the devil would save him.^[1] One story tells of how he abducted a woman and carried her away to his home underwater.^[3]