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Mawu

Creator goddess in Dahomey mythology
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Mawu

Summary

Mawu is a Loa[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mawu's religion is recorded as Candomblé[3].
  • Mawu is recorded as female[4].
  • Mawu's instance of is recorded as Loa[5].
  • Mawu's instance of is recorded as mythical creature[6].
  • Mawu's sibling is recorded as Lisa[7].

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Personal Life

Mawu's religion is recorded as Candomblé[3].

Why It Matters

Mawu has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mawu. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mawu
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mawu_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mawu}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mawu}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A5C0-E54A-EE1E-0FC2-3FCC
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: A5C0-E54A-EE1E-0FC2-3FCC, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  2. 16w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Sibling → Lisa
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → Loa, mythical creature
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P800]]: [[Q2]], #pwb Copy label Add relevant werk (P800)"
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