Rada lwa
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Rada lwa are a major group of benevolent, ancestral spirits in Haitian Vodou known for their cool, peaceful nature and close ties to West African religious traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rada lwa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rada lwa Context triple: [Haitian Vodou, hasPantheonDivision, Rada lwa]
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A.
Rada
Rada is the commonly used short name for Ukraine’s unicameral national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.
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B.
RADA
RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) is a prestigious London drama school renowned for training many prominent stage and screen actors.
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C.
LAWA
LAWA is the municipal agency that owns and operates Los Angeles’ system of airports, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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D.
RNLA
RNLA is the abbreviation for the Royal Netherlands Army, the land forces branch of the Dutch Armed Forces.
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E.
Razov
Razov is a surname most notably associated with Ante Razov, a former American professional soccer player and prolific Major League Soccer goal scorer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rada lwa Target entity description: Rada lwa are a major group of benevolent, ancestral spirits in Haitian Vodou known for their cool, peaceful nature and close ties to West African religious traditions.
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A.
Rada
Rada is the commonly used short name for Ukraine’s unicameral national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.
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B.
RADA
RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) is a prestigious London drama school renowned for training many prominent stage and screen actors.
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C.
LAWA
LAWA is the municipal agency that owns and operates Los Angeles’ system of airports, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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D.
RNLA
RNLA is the abbreviation for the Royal Netherlands Army, the land forces branch of the Dutch Armed Forces.
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E.
Razov
Razov is a surname most notably associated with Ante Razov, a former American professional soccer player and prolific Major League Soccer goal scorer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian Vodou spirits
ⓘ
category of lwa ⓘ group of spirits ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| associatedWithColor |
light colors
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
Ewe
ⓘ
Fon ⓘ Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole) ⓘ
linked to:
Haitian Creole
|
| associatedWithMoralOrder | maintenance of social and cosmic harmony ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Petro lwa ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | West African religious traditions ⓘ |
| geographicOriginRegion |
Dahomey area of West Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Dahomey
|
| hasReputationFor |
benevolent nature
ⓘ
cool temperament ⓘ peaceful nature ⓘ |
| includes |
Agwe
ⓘ
Ayida Wedo ⓘ Ayizan ⓘ Damballa ⓘ Erzulie Freda ⓘ Legba ⓘ
linked to:
Elegguá
Loko ⓘ |
| invokedThrough |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ prayers ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| linkedTo | ancestral veneration ⓘ |
| moralCharacter | generally benevolent ⓘ |
| opposedRitualQuality | hot nature of Petro lwa ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
guidance
ⓘ
healing ⓘ protection of devotees ⓘ |
| receivesOfferingsOf |
candles
ⓘ
drink ⓘ flowers ⓘ food ⓘ |
| religion | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| ritualDrumType | rada drums ⓘ |
| ritualOrientation | stability and continuity ⓘ |
| ritualTemperature | cool ⓘ |
| roleInVodou | foundational pantheon ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough | oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalRitualDrumRhythm | Rada rhythm ⓘ |
| worshipLocation | ounfò (Vodou temple) ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Haitian Vodou diaspora communities
ⓘ
Vodou practitioners in Haiti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rada lwa Description of subject: Rada lwa are a major group of benevolent, ancestral spirits in Haitian Vodou known for their cool, peaceful nature and close ties to West African religious traditions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.