Case: GG-2026-211
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: C
Location: Southeastern Ghana, Ghana
The Adze is a supernatural force or witch-spirit associated with the traditional beliefs of the Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo. Often described in modern accounts as taking a small luminous or firefly-like form at night, the Adze is said to enter homes, feed upon blood or vital force, cause wasting illness and other misfortune, and expose a connection with a human witch or host when captured. Within the broader Ewe belief system, however, the Adze is more than an insect-shaped “vampire”: the tradition is closely connected with witchcraft, jealousy, kinship tensions, unexpla…
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