Agwé

Agwé
Loa of the Sea
Venerated inVodou, Folk Catholicism
AttributesShells, fish, blue, white, green, brown, oars, boats, mirrors, telescope, fish hooks, net, sailors uniform
PatronageSea, river, fishermen, sailors, sea captains, pirates, Thursday, ships, boats, wind, waves, sea travelers

Agwé (also spelt Goue, Agoueh, or Agive) is a lwa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron lwa of fishermen and sailors in Vodou, especially in Haiti. He is believed to live on an underwater island and be married to Erzulie Freda and La Sirene. He goes by several titles, including koki la me ("Shell of the Sea"), koki dore ("Golden Shell"), "The Angel in the Mirror", "The Eel", and "The Tadpole in the Pond".

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