Baron Samedi
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Baron Samedi is a prominent Haitian Vodou spirit of death, the cemetery, and the crossroads between the living and the dead, often depicted in a top hat, dark glasses, and formal attire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Samedi canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou spirit
ⓘ
death deity ⓘ lwa ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
fertility
ⓘ
magic ⓘ resurrection ⓘ sexuality ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| associatedSpirit |
Baron Cimetière
ⓘ
surface form:
Baron Cimitière
Baron Kriminel ⓘ Baron La Croix ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gede lwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Gede family of spirits
|
| color |
black
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| culture | Haitian ⓘ |
| domain |
cemeteries
ⓘ
crossroads between the living and the dead ⓘ death ⓘ |
| family |
Gede lwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Gede
|
| offering |
black coffee
ⓘ
cigars ⓘ hot peppers ⓘ rum ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
boisterous
ⓘ
lewd ⓘ obscene ⓘ protective ⓘ trickster-like ⓘ |
| positionInPantheon |
leader of the Gede spirits
ⓘ
one of the most important lwa of death in Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| religion | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of graves
ⓘ
guardian of the dead ⓘ healer ⓘ lord of the cemetery ⓘ protector against unnatural death ⓘ protector of children ⓘ psychopomp ⓘ |
| spouse | Maman Brigitte ⓘ |
| symbol |
cane
ⓘ
cross ⓘ dark glasses ⓘ formal black tailcoat ⓘ skull face ⓘ top hat ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.