Pomba Gira
deity intermediate Umbanda single tradition · 1
Pomba Gira is an Afro-Brazilian spirit evoked by practitioners of Umbanda and Quimbanda in Brazil. She is the consort of Exu, who is the messenger of the Orixas in Candomblé. Known by many names or avatars, she is often associated with the number seven, crossroads, graveyards, spirit possession, and witchcraft.
Relationships
- consort of
- Exu
- has aspect
- Dama da Noite, Maria Mulambo da Lixeira, Maria Mulambo das Sete Catacumbas, Maria Mulambo das Cavaleiras de Vassoura da Meia-Noixe, Maria Padilha, Maria Quitéria, Pombajira Cigana, Pombajira do Ouro, Pombajira das Almas, Pombajira das Cobras, Pombajira das Sete Encruzilhadas, Pombajira dos Sete Cruzeiros da Calunga, Pombajira da Praia, Pombajira Mirongueira, Pombajira Mocinha, Pombajira Rainha, Pombajira Sete Calungas, Rainha do Cemitério, Rainha Sete Encruzilhadas, Rosa Caveira, Pombajira Rainha do Inferno, Pombajira Sete Saias, Pombajira Rosa Caveira, Pombajira do Cabaré, Pombajira Tatá Mulambo, Pombajira das Rosas, Pombajira das Sete Rosas, Pombagira Rosa Vermelha
Mentioned by
- Dama da Noite
- Maria Mulambo da Lixeira
- Maria Mulambo das Sete Catacumbas
- Maria Mulambo das Cavaleiras de Vassoura da Meia-Noixe
- Maria Padilha
- Maria Quitéria
- Pombajira Cigana
- Pombajira do Ouro
- Pombajira das Almas
- Pombajira das Cobras
- Pombajira das Sete Encruzilhadas
- Pombajira dos Sete Cruzeiros da Calunga
- Pombajira da Praia
- Pombajira Mirongueira
- Pombajira Mocinha
- Pombajira Rainha
and 12 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“"Pomba Gira Keeps an Eye on Us": The Presence of the Orixás in Rio de Janeiro Brothels... Pombagira, the Holy Streetwalker... Wicked Women and Femmes Fatales: Gender, Power, and Pomba Gira in Brazil”
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