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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Religious Sects - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Erzilie Fréda 1, record 1, English, Erzilie%20Fr%C3%A9da
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Erzulie 2, record 1, English, Erzulie
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Dahomean deity who reigns like a queen in Haitian vodun. 2, record 1, English, - Erzilie%20Fr%C3%A9da
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Erzilie Fréda as Haitians say, is everyone's girl. Her recognized lovers are Agoué, Damballah and Ogun. She differs in characters from La Maîtresse Sirène, the faithful mermaid wife of Agoué, and from Baron Samedi Mistress of the Dead, Brigitte. 3, record 1, English, - Erzilie%20Fr%C3%A9da
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cultes divers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Erzilie-Freda-Dahomey 1, record 1, French, Erzilie%2DFreda%2DDahomey
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Erzulie 2, record 1, French, Erzulie
- Ezili Freda 3, record 1, French, Ezili%20Freda
- Ezili 3, record 1, French, Ezili
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C’est une mulâtresse, un loa qui représente la beauté et la grâce et dont la vie amoureuse est tissée de malheurs. Elle correspond à la Vierge Mater Dolorosa ou à la Vierge d’Altagrâce ou à Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel, car les bijoux dont la Vierge est parée et son cœur transpercé d’un glaive évoquent la richesse et l’amour propre à Erzilie-Freda-Dahomey. 2, record 1, French, - Erzilie%2DFreda%2DDahomey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mulâtresse aux longs cheveux, toujours parée de bijoux, Ezili Freda est une femme connue pour sa vie scandaleuse : maîtresse d’Agwé, lwa de la mer, elle est la concubine de Dambala, a des liaisons avec Ogou et se laisse courtiser par le lwa Gédé Nibo. Tantôt jalouse, tantôt mélancolique, elle peut être prise de très violentes colères. 3, record 1, French, - Erzilie%2DFreda%2DDahomey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] Ogou [...] entretient des rapports intimes avec de nombreux autres lwa, dont Ezili qui personnifie la beauté et la sensualité et réside dans les eaux. 3, record 1, French, - Erzilie%2DFreda%2DDahomey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mythiquement elle a tous les charmes de la créole antillaise. On la dit coquette, sensuelle, amie du luxe et du plaisir, dépensière à l’extravagance. 4, record 1, French, - Erzilie%2DFreda%2DDahomey
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-09-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Religious Sects - Various
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Agoué Taroyo 2, record 2, English, Agou%C3%A9%20Taroyo
- Agoueh 2, record 2, English, Agoueh
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agoué is Maître des Océans; a natural protector of sailors and fishermen. 2, record 2, English, - Agou%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Agoué, the spirit of the sea, who presides over all fish and sea life and those who sail upon it. 3, record 2, English, - Agou%C3%A9
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cultes divers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Agoueh 1, record 2, French, Agoueh
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
C’est le génie de la mer et tout ce qui se rattache à la pêche et aux marins. Sa compagne qui se manifeste souvent avec lui s’appelle la Sirène (esprit des eaux et de l’amour). 1, record 2, French, - Agoueh
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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