Damballa
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Damballa is a major serpent deity in Haitian Vodou, revered as a primordial creator spirit associated with purity, wisdom, and the life-giving forces of water and fertility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damballa canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou deity
ⓘ
loa ⓘ serpent deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestral wisdom
ⓘ
creation ⓘ fertility ⓘ harmony ⓘ life-giving forces ⓘ peace ⓘ purity ⓘ rain ⓘ rivers ⓘ springs ⓘ water ⓘ whiteness ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| culture |
Afro-Caribbean religion
ⓘ
Haitian culture ⓘ |
| domain |
sky
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| equatedWith | African serpent creator deities ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy | West African serpent traditions ⓘ |
| marriedTo |
Ayida Wedo
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayida-Weddo
|
| mythologicalStatus |
creator of life
ⓘ
primordial being ⓘ |
| offering |
eggs
ⓘ
flour ⓘ milk ⓘ rice ⓘ white foods ⓘ |
| pantheon | Rada loa ⓘ |
| religion |
Haitian Vodou
ⓘ
Haitian Vodou ⓘ
surface form:
Vodou
|
| ritualBehavior |
possessed devotees often crawl on the ground
ⓘ
possessed devotees often hiss like a snake ⓘ |
| role | primordial creator spirit ⓘ |
| symbol |
serpent
ⓘ
snake ⓘ |
| taboo |
loud noise during his rites
ⓘ
rough behavior during possession ⓘ |
| temperament | benevolent ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Houngans
ⓘ
Mambos ⓘ Vodou congregations ⓘ Vodou practitioners ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Haiti
ⓘ
Haitian Vodou temples ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.