Baron La Croix
Haitian Vodou · deity · Haitian Vodou traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
HE WAS IN THE CORPUS AS FOUR WORDS IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S ALT LIST. A sweep for his name resolved onto vodou_bawon_samdi and reported him present; no sweep would ever have reported him missing. His station is precise and distinct - the GRAVESTONE, where Bawon Simitye guards the GRAVE and Bawon Samdi rules the GRAVEYARD - and collapsing three stations into one record lost two of them.
Domains
- death
- the graveyard
- guardianship of the gravestone
Relations
- of the aspects of: BawonIn-batch and reciprocated.Reference treatment of the Gede: the Gede are the family of lwa associated with ancestor veneration in Haitian Vodou, representing the powers of death and fertility, and they are the largest family of lwa in the religion; they are closely associated with the lwa Bawon, whose aspects are Bawon Samdi, Baron Saturday, ruler of the graveyard; Baron La Croix, Baron of the Cross, guardian of the gravestone; and Baron Cimetière, Bawon Simitye, Baron of the Cemetery, guardian of the grave and part of the Gede nation; Gede Nibo is the lwa who leads the spirits of the dead, and among the Gede some are respected, old, wise and rare, such as Brav Gede Nibo. (secondary)
- of the gede nation with: Gede NiboNON-SYMMETRIC, to a pre-existing record. The Bawon aspects belong to the Gede nation, of which Gede Nibo leads the spirits of the dead.Reference treatment of the Gede: the Gede are the family of lwa associated with ancestor veneration in Haitian Vodou, representing the powers of death and fertility, and they are the largest family of lwa in the religion; they are closely associated with the lwa Bawon, whose aspects are Bawon Samdi, Baron Saturday, ruler of the graveyard; Baron La Croix, Baron of the Cross, guardian of the gravestone; and Baron Cimetière, Bawon Simitye, Baron of the Cemetery, guardian of the grave and part of the Gede nation; Gede Nibo is the lwa who leads the spirits of the dead, and among the Gede some are respected, old, wise and rare, such as Brav Gede Nibo. (secondary)
Sources
- An aspect of Bawon: the Baron of the Cross, guardian of the gravestone.: Reference treatment of the Gede: the Gede are the family of lwa associated with ancestor veneration in Haitian Vodou, representing the powers of death and fertility, and they are the largest family of lwa in the religion; they are closely associated with the lwa Bawon, whose aspects are Bawon Samdi, Baron Saturday, ruler of the graveyard; Baron La Croix, Baron of the Cross, guardian of the gravestone; and Baron Cimetière, Bawon Simitye, Baron of the Cemetery, guardian of the grave and part of the Gede nation; Gede Nibo is the lwa who leads the spirits of the dead, and among the Gede some are respected, old, wise and rare, such as Brav Gede Nibo. (secondary)