What is Erzulie?
[[File:Czestochowska.jpg|thumb|The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, the inspiration typically used in the depiction of Erzulie]] {{Infobox saint | name = Erzulie | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | titles = Loa of Love and Beauty | birth_name = | 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 = pink dresses, three wedding rings | patronage = Love, health, beauty, passion, prosperity, perfumes, jewelry, flowers | issues = | suppressed_date = | suppressed_by = | influences = | influenced = | tradition = | major_works = }} '''Erzulie''' (sometimes spelled '''Erzili''' or '''Ezili''') is a family of [[loa]] in [[Voodoo]]. == Overview == The Erzulie is a family of [[loa]] that are often associated with water, femininity and feminine bodies. ''Erzulie Fréda'', the Rada aspect of Erzulie, is the African spirit of love, beauty, jewelry, dancing, luxury, and flowers. She wears three [[wedding ring]]s, one for each husband - [[Damballa]], [[Agwe]] and [[Ogun]]. Her symbol is a heart, her colors are pink, blue, white and gold. Her favorite sacrifices include jewelry, perfume, sweet cakes and liqueurs. ''Erzulie Dantor'' is the main [[loa]] of the Petro family in Voodoo. She is often depicted as a fearsome black woman. Her favourite sacrifices include jewels, golden rings, [[rum]] and black pig (for her birthday). ==In popular culture== Erzulie, [[Damballa]], [[Baron Samedi]] and [[Papa Legba]], all appear in the ''WildCats'' original comic series. They also appear in Terry Pratchett's book ''Witches Abroad'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Legba |title=''Legba on L-Space DiscWorld wiki'' |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2020-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115135204/https://wiki.lspace.org/