Erzulie

[3] Her symbol is a heart, her colors are pink, blue, white and gold, and her favorite offerings include jewelry, perfume, sweet cakes and liqueurs.

[4] Coquettish and very fond of beauty and finery, Erzulie Freda is femininity and compassion embodied, yet she also has a darker side; she is seen as jealous and spoiled and within some Vodoun circles is considered to be lazy.

In Christian iconography she is often identified with the Mater Dolorosa,[5] as well as another loa named Metres Ezili.

She is often portrayed to resemble the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, as she is represented as being dark-skinned with two scars on her face.

Her favourite offerings include black pigs, griot (seasoned fried pork), blood (seven stabs of the sword), and rum.