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[Facts] Etymology of Erzuli
Hello :)I'm looking for the etymology of the name Erzuli. Erzuli is the Voodoo goddess of Love, that's all what I know about the name. I am not sure about the linguistic background, but I suppose it ultimately comes from West Africa.I found two alternate spellings : Erzili and Ezili; both sound like antillean creole variants to me.Thanks in advance,
Andria.
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I wonder if there is a connection to Greek 'eros' which mean love (physical kind)
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