Voodoo deities

thumb|right|A painting of the lwa Damballa, a serpent, by Haitian artist [[Hector Hyppolite.]] ', also called loa', are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerated in the traditional religions of West Africa, especially those of the Fon and Yoruba.