What is Agwé?
{{Infobox saint | name = Agwé | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | titles = Loa of the Sea | birth_date = | birth_place = | home_town = | residence = | death_date = | death_place = | venerated_in = [[Voodoo]], [[Folk Catholicism]] | beatified_date = | beatified_place = | beatified_by = | canonized_date = | canonized_place = | canonized_by = | major_shrine = | feast_day = | attributes = Shells, fish, blue, white, green, brown, oars, boats, mirrors,telescope, fish hooks, net, sailors'iform | patronage = Sea, river, fishermen, sailors, sea captains, pirates, Thursday, ships, boats, wind, waves, sea travelers | issues = | suppressed_date = | suppressed_by = | influences = | influenced = | tradition = | major_works = }} '''Agwé''' (also spelt '''Goue''', '''Agoueh''', or '''Agive'''), is a [[loa]] who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors in [[Voodoo]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Voodoo Rituals|author1=Heike Owusu|pages=41}}</ref> ==Worship== His colors are blue, white, and occasionally sea-green or brown. His ''veve'' (ritual symbol) is a boat with sails. His symbols are painted shells, painted oars, and sea life like the seahorse and starfish. ==Offerings== Small offerings to Agwe are dropped overboard in deep ocean water. Large offerings to Agwe are left on constructed rafts (''barques d'Agwe'') which are floated to sea. If the raft sinks, it is accepted; if it returns to shore it is rejected. His offerings include: mirrors, toy ships or scale ship models, oars or paddles, sea shells; [[champagne]], [[Rum#Naval rum|naval rum]], coffee with sugar and cream, [[Cake#Special-purpose cakes|white cake]]{{Broken anchor|date=2025-01-09|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Cake#Special-purpose cakes|reason= }}, cane syrup, [[olive oil]]; male ducks and white rams