Agwé
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In Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Agwé is a loa who rules over fish and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors. He is alternately married to Erzulie or La Sirene.
Offerings to Agwe are traditionally left on constructed rafts which are floated out to sea.
Also spelt Agoueh.
Religions: Candomblé • Hoodoo • Kumina • Obeah • Palo • Quimbanda • Santería (Lukumí) • Spiritual Baptist • Umbanda • Vodou
Deities: Babalu Aye • Eshu • Iansan • Obàtálá • Ogoun • Ọlọrun • Orunmila • Ọṣun • Shango • Yemaja
Roots: Ifá, Oriṣa (Yorùbá) • Lwa (Dahomey) • Nkisi (Kongo) • Catholicism (Spain, Portugal)
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