Petro lwa
E289895
Petro lwa are a fiery, aggressive family of spirits in Haitian Vodou associated with power, protection, and revolutionary energy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petro lwa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692189 — 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: Petro lwa Context triple: [Haitian Vodou, hasPantheonDivision, Petro lwa]
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A.
Petro
Petro is a common Ukrainian male given name, notably borne by former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.
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B.
Porul
Porul is the second section of the ancient Tamil classic Tirukkural, focusing on ethics, governance, politics, and social conduct.
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C.
Petrovich
Petrovich is a Russian patronymic meaning "son of Pyotr (Peter)," commonly used as a middle name in Russian naming conventions.
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D.
Petrine era
The Petrine era was the transformative period in early 18th-century Russia marked by Peter the Great’s sweeping Westernizing reforms and the consolidation of imperial power.
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E.
Peto
Peto is a minor companion of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays, often depicted as a comic, roguish follower involved in their tavern escapades.
- 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: Petro lwa Target entity description: Petro lwa are a fiery, aggressive family of spirits in Haitian Vodou associated with power, protection, and revolutionary energy.
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A.
Petro
Petro is a common Ukrainian male given name, notably borne by former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.
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B.
Porul
Porul is the second section of the ancient Tamil classic Tirukkural, focusing on ethics, governance, politics, and social conduct.
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C.
Petrovich
Petrovich is a Russian patronymic meaning "son of Pyotr (Peter)," commonly used as a middle name in Russian naming conventions.
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D.
Petrine era
The Petrine era was the transformative period in early 18th-century Russia marked by Peter the Great’s sweeping Westernizing reforms and the consolidation of imperial power.
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E.
Peto
Peto is a minor companion of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays, often depicted as a comic, roguish follower involved in their tavern escapades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family of spirits
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lwa ⓘ supernatural entity in Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Petro spirits
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Petwo lwa ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
aggression
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fire ⓘ magic ⓘ power ⓘ protection ⓘ rapid action ⓘ revolutionary energy ⓘ sorcery ⓘ war ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Rada lwa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Haiti ⓘ |
| cultGroupOf | Petro nation ⓘ |
| drumType | Petro drums ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
aggressive
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fiery ⓘ hot-tempered ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Haitian Revolution
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slave resistance in colonial Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| includes |
Bawon Kriminèl
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Ezili Dantò ⓘ Gran Bwa (in some lineages) ⓘ Kalfou ⓘ Marinette ⓘ Ti Jean Petro ⓘ |
| languageContext | Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | can be dangerous if not properly served ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Petro rhythms ⓘ |
| religion | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| ritualSpace | ounfò (Vodou temple) ⓘ |
| ritualTemperature | hot ⓘ |
| ritualUse |
breaking constraints
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empowerment ⓘ offensive magic ⓘ protection from enemies ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
instrument of justice and vengeance
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protection of practitioners ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
animal sacrifice
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dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ offerings of gunpowder ⓘ offerings of hot peppers ⓘ offerings of rum ⓘ possession trance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petro lwa Description of subject: Petro lwa are a fiery, aggressive family of spirits in Haitian Vodou associated with power, protection, and revolutionary energy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.