Damballa
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This article is about the spirit. For the computer security firm, see Damballa (company).
Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (Haitian Creole: Danbala), is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah. He is traditionally portrayed as a great white or black serpent,[2] but may also be depicted as a rainbow.[1] Damballa originated in the city of Wedo (Whydah or Ouidah) in modern-day Benin.[2]
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Venerated in | Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
Patronage | bodies of water[1] |
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