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.<ref name="Simpson">Template:Cite journal</ref> He is sometimes considered among the most powerful of lwa.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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.<ref name=Simpson /> One story tells of how he abducted a woman and carried her away to his home underwater.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>