In
the Vodoun (Voodoo) Pantheon, Erzulie is the Loa (goddess) of love, romance,
art, and sex. Three in aspect, she can be Erzulie Freda, a virgin goddess likened
to the Virgin Mary; Erzulie Dantor, loa of jealousy and passion; La Siren, a
personification of the sea and goddess of motherhood. Her color is pink, her
animal a white dove. She is associated with the Lukumi Orisha Oshun, and sometimes
Chango. (as Erzulie Dantor).
Alternate
Spellings: Erzulie Freda, La Siren, Erzulie
Dantor
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