entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_VOD_AGWE,Agwe,,Vodou,deity,lwa,the sea; ships; sovereign of the waters,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Rada lwa, sovereign of the sea and patron of sailors and fishermen, consort of La Sirène. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_AYIDA_WEDO,Ayida-Wedo,,Vodou,deity,lwa,rainbow serpent; sky; fertility,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Rada rainbow-serpent lwa, consort of Damballa; the serpent pair embodies cosmic balance. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_BARON_SAMEDI,Baron Samedi,,Vodou,deity,lwa,death; cemeteries; the dead; healing of the dying,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Chief of the Gede; lord of cemeteries and the dead, associated with the cemetery cross. Publicly attested. Living tradition; not modeled here as a 'narco-saint' or sensationalized figure.",deity
ENT_VOD_BONDYE,Bondye,,Vodou,deity,creator deity,supreme creator; transcendence,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The remote, supreme creator God of Haitian Vodou (from French 'Bon Dieu'); identified with the Christian God, served indirectly through the lwa. Living tradition; modern.",deity
ENT_VOD_DAMBALLA,Damballa Wedo,,Vodou,deity,lwa,serpent; creation; sky; purity; ancestral wisdom,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Rada serpent lwa, ancient and benevolent creator-associated spirit, consort of Ayida-Wedo; popularly imaged as St Patrick (serpents). Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_ERZULIE_DANTOR,Erzulie Dantor,,Vodou,deity,lwa,fierce mother-protector; single mothers; defense,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Petwo lwa, fierce protective mother; popularly imaged as the Black Madonna of Częstochowa (and St Barbara). Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_ERZULIE_FREDA,Erzulie Freda,,Vodou,deity,lwa,love; beauty; luxury; feminine grace,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Rada lwa of love and beauty; her chromolithograph is widely the Mater Dolorosa. Publicly attested. Living tradition.,deity
ENT_VOD_GEDE,The Gede,,Vodou,collective,lwa family/collective,the dead; ancestors; fertility; ribald humor,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Family (and Petwo-adjacent nanchon) of lwa of death and the ancestors, led by the Barons and Maman Brigitte. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",collective
ENT_VOD_LASIRENE,La Sirène,,Vodou,deity,lwa,the sea; wealth; music; mermaid spirit,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Lwa of the sea, a mermaid spirit linked to Agwe and to the water-mother complex (Lasirèn/Labalèn). Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_LEGBA,Papa Legba,,Vodou,deity,lwa,crossroads; gates; opener of the way,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Rada lwa, the gatekeeper opening the way between worlds; saluted first in ceremony. Publicly identified in Vodou imagery with St Peter (keys) and St Lazarus. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_LOKO,Loko,,Vodou,deity,lwa,sacred trees; healing; patron of priests (oungan),,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Rada lwa of vegetation and healing, patron of the priesthood and of the poto-mitan/sacred tree, consort of Ayizan. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_LWA,The Lwa,,Vodou,collective,pantheon/collective,served spirits; intermediaries,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Collective hub for the lwa (mistè), the served spirits who mediate between Bondye and humanity, organized in nanchon (chiefly Rada and Petwo). Living tradition.",collective
ENT_VOD_MAMAN_BRIGITTE,Maman Brigitte,,Vodou,deity,lwa,death; cemeteries; consort of Baron; protector of graves,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Gede lwa, consort of Baron Samedi, mistress of the cemetery; her name reflects the Irish Brigid heritage of the diaspora. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_MARASSA,The Marassa,,Vodou,deity,lwa,divine twins; children; doubling; reciprocity,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The sacred Marassa (divine twins), among the first lwa served; popularly imaged as Sts Cosmas and Damian. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_OGOU,Ogou,,Vodou,deity,lwa,iron; war; fire; soldiers; political power,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Lwa of iron and war (Yoruba-derived Ogun), served across nanchon; popularly imaged as St James the Greater (Santiago Matamoros). Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity
ENT_VOD_PETWO,Petwo nanchon,,Vodou,collective,pantheon/collective,"hot, forceful spirits; New-World/Kongo rite",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The Petwo (Petro) nanchon: 'hot' (cho) lwa of New-World and Kongo derivation, served in the Petwo rite. Publicly documented organizing category. Living tradition.",collective
ENT_VOD_RADA,Rada nanchon,,Vodou,collective,pantheon/collective,"cool, beneficent spirits; ancestral Dahomean rite",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The Rada nanchon: 'cool' (dou) lwa of largely Fon/Dahomean derivation, served in the Rada rite. Publicly documented organizing category. Living tradition.",collective
ENT_VOD_SIMBI,Simbi,,Vodou,deity,lwa,fresh water; springs; magic; messenger,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Lwa (Kongo-derived, often Petwo) of fresh water, springs and rain, associated with magic and patronage of healers/sorcerers. Publicly attested. Living tradition.",deity