Marie Laveau is the legendary former Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. She is a character in American Horror Story portrayed by Angela Bassett. Her status in the Voodoo practice is equivalent to that of the Supreme in Witchcraft. At the height of her power, Marie fell pregnant by her lover Bastien and could not accept the idea of death. Papa Legba appeared to her one night, offering her immortality. There's only one true Voodoo Queen.Subscribe now for more American Horror Story clips: http://bit.ly/SubscribeFX After the nuclear apocalypse, the world's ch.
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Check out the new American Horror Story: Apocalypse Season 8 Episode 10 Clip starring Angela Bassett! Let us know what you think in the comments below. Lear. American Horror Story takes legends and myths to build its stories, but it has also taken inspiration from real-life people, and American Horror Story: Coven introduced Marie Laveau, a real-life voodoo Queen - and here's her story. The horror genre has been going through a great run in recent years, not only on the big screen but also on TV, and from the latter, one of the most successful. Origin []. Voodoo was originally used by the slave girl Tituba, the first witch to be accused of sorcery during the Salem Witch Trials.According to Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, Tituba gifted the Salem girls with Necromancy, a gift repaid with betrayal.She also described Tituba's heritage and knowledge as coming from a two thousand years old line of shamanic beliefs of the Arawak tribe. Papa Legba wasn't just a fictional figure created for American Horror Story, he serves as a loa, or a spirit, in the Haitian Vodou religion and voodoo beliefs.The powerful spirit was played by Lance Reddick and made a key appearance in season 3, Coven, before returning for a brief cameo in Apocalypse.Despite being inspired by the real legend of Papa Legba, the anthology created by Ryan Murphy.
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Based on the actual Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Bassett's Marie Laveau was a powerful voodoo practitioner and community leader in New Orleans. A shrewd entrepreneur, her work extended beyond. The reigning Voodoo queen of New Orleans. For all its heartbreak, horror, and gore, American Horror Story: Coven is a season of the hit anthology that still leaves viewers on the edge of their seats.
