Hurricane Hits England

Hurricane Hits England Glossary

ancestral

related to ancestors, the people from whom one is descended

spectre

a ghost; something to be afraid of (American spelling: specter)

havoc

great destruction or disorder

illumination

light; clarification

short-circuit

to malfunction or fail (of an electrical device) or to cause to malfunction or fail

Huracan

god of wind, storm, and fire in the Mayan religion who participated in the creation of humanity

Oya

an orisha (spirit) of winds, lightning, and storms, as well as death and rebirth within the Yoruba religion

Shango

an orisha of the Yoruba religion, god of lightning and thunder, thought of as an ancestor of the Yoruba people, one of the most powerful and fearsome of the spirits

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