Agé (or AgeSherman, Josepha, ''Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore'', Routledge (2015), p.500 /ref>) is a god in the mythology of the
Fon people
The Fon people, also called Dahomeans, Fon nu, Agadja and historically called Jeji (Djedji) by the Yoruba in the South American diaspora and in colonial French literature are a Gbe ethnic group.
of Africa. He is the son of
Mawu-Lisa
Mawu-Lisa (alternately: Mahu) is a creator goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Gbe mythology and West African Vodun. Mawu and Lisa are divine, put together they are an agender god. Mawu (Mahu, Mau) and Lisa are the children of Nana Buluk ...
. Agé is the patron god of hunters, the wilderness, and the animals within it. He is the fourth-born son of Mawu-Lisa. When she divided up the realms of the universe among her children, she gave Agé command of the game animals and birds and put him in charge of uninhabited land.Lynch, Patricia Ann, ''African Mythology A-Z, Second Edition'', p. 4, Chelsea House Publishers, 2010.