Damballa
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Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (), is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah. He is traditionally portrayed as a great white or black serpent, but may also be depicted as a rainbow. Damballa originated in the city of Wedo (Whydah or Ouidah) in modern-day Benin.
Key facts
- Deity.name
- Damballa
- Deity.type
- voodoo
- Deity.venerated_in
- Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
- Deity.image
- Damballah La Flambeau.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Damballah La Flambeau, by the Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite
- Deity.deity_of
- bodies of water
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- worshipped by
- Voodoo Church
- name in native language
- Danbala
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- Worship
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (), is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah. He is traditionally portrayed as a great white or black serpent, but may also be depicted as a rainbow. Damballa originated in the city of Wedo (Whydah or Ouidah) in modern-day Benin.
== Mythology ==
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