Mawu-Lisa
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Mawu-Lisa is the dual, complementary creator deity of the Fon and Ewe Vodun tradition, embodying both female (Mawu) and male (Lisa) aspects of the supreme god.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
androgynous deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ dual deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
day
ⓘ
moon ⓘ night ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| attribute |
balance
ⓘ
complementarity ⓘ cosmic harmony ⓘ fertility ⓘ |
| conceptualForm |
divine pair
ⓘ
single supreme deity ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
creation
ⓘ
order of the world ⓘ |
| culture |
Ewe people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Lisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mawu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderAspect |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mawu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immanence | immanent in creation ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Ewe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
parent of other deities
ⓘ
source of life ⓘ |
| region |
Dahomey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Vodun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSystem | West African traditional religion ⓘ |
| role |
creator of the universe
ⓘ
supreme god ⓘ |
| transcendence | transcendent ⓘ |
| typeOfDuality |
male-female
ⓘ
sun-moon ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
giver of blessings
ⓘ
source of moral order ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Ewe Vodun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fon Vodun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.