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	\|name= Erzulie Gogol		\|name= Erzulie Gogol
	\|age= unknown, probably around 50		\|age= unknown, probably around 50

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	Mrs. Gogol is a [[voodoo]] witch. She's also a great cook. Her only appearance so far has been in [[Book:Witches Abroad\|Witches Abroad]], where she allied with the [[Lancre]] witches, but nearly fell out with [[Granny Weatherwax]] over the spoils of victory. She lives in the swamp just outside [[Genua]], in a hut on legs, together with [[Baron Saturday]]. She smokes a pipe. Her cottage can move about on duck-like feet over land or water.		'''Mrs. Gogol''' is a [[voodoo]] witch. She's also a great cook. Her only appearance so far has been in ''[[Book:Witches Abroad\|Witches Abroad]]'', where she allied with the [[Lancre]] witches, but nearly fell out with [[Granny Weatherwax]] over the spoils of victory. She lives in the swamp just outside [[Genua]], in a hut on legs, together with [[Baron Saturday]]. She smokes a pipe. Her cottage can move about on duck-like feet over land or water.

	Mrs. Gogol's [[Genua~~\|Genuan~~]] style of magic, besides the entrancing cooking, includes the raising of [[The gods\|~~Gods~~]] and [[~~Zombies~~]]. She is adept at scrying and [[~~Headology~~]]. The cooking itself may be used as a means of predicting the future, by the bubbles and patterns of ingredients: an edible [[Ching Aling]]. Her familiar, [[Legba]], is a black cock who can even daunt [[Nanny Ogg]]'s fearsome cat, [[Greebo]].		Mrs. Gogol's [[Genua]]n style of magic, besides the entrancing cooking, includes the raising of [[The gods\|gods]] and [[zombies]]. She is adept at scrying and [[headology]]. The cooking itself may be used as a means of predicting the future, by the bubbles and patterns of ingredients: an edible [[Ching Aling]]. Her familiar, [[Legba]], is a black cock who can even daunt [[Nanny Ogg]]'s fearsome cat, [[Greebo]].

	As an interesting cross-reference, there is a Mrs [[Gurgle]] in {{N}} who serves as [[shaman]]ess and de facto witch: but this is possibly a coincidence!		As an interesting cross-reference, there is a Mrs [[Gurgle]] in {{N}} who serves as [[shaman]]ess and de facto witch: but this is possibly a coincidence!


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	\|occupation= [[Voodoo]] [[Witches\|Witch]]		\|occupation= [[Voodoo]] [[Witches\|Witch]]
	\|appearance= black skin		\|appearance= black skin, attractive

	\|residence= Swamp, Genua		\|residence= Swamp, Genua
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	Mrs. Gogol is a [[voodoo]] witch. She's also a great cook. Her only appearance so far has been in [[Book:Witches Abroad\|Witches Abroad]], where she allied with the [[Lancre]] witches, but nearly fell out with [[Granny Weatherwax]] over the spoils of victory. She lives in the swamp just outside [[Genua]], in a hut on legs, together with [[Baron Saturday]]. She smokes a pipe. Her cottage can move about on duck-like feet over land or water. ~~The ambulatory house is not unique; on [[Roundworld]], [[wikipedia:Baba_Yaga\|Baba Yaga's]] walked on chicken legs (she didn't live in a swamp.)~~		Mrs. Gogol is a [[voodoo]] witch. She's also a great cook. Her only appearance so far has been in [[Book:Witches Abroad\|Witches Abroad]], where she allied with the [[Lancre]] witches, but nearly fell out with [[Granny Weatherwax]] over the spoils of victory. She lives in the swamp just outside [[Genua]], in a hut on legs, together with [[Baron Saturday]]. She smokes a pipe. Her cottage can move about on duck-like feet over land or water.

	Mrs. Gogol's [[Genua\|Genuan]] style of magic, besides the entrancing cooking, includes the raising of [[The gods\|Gods]] and [[Zombies]]. She is adept at scrying and [[Headology]]. The cooking itself may be used as a means of predicting the future, by the bubbles and patterns of ingredients: an edible [[Ching Aling]]. Her familiar, [[Legba]], is a black cock who can even daunt [[Nanny Ogg]]'s fearsome cat, [[Greebo]].		Mrs. Gogol's [[Genua\|Genuan]] style of magic, besides the entrancing cooking, includes the raising of [[The gods\|Gods]] and [[Zombies]]. She is adept at scrying and [[Headology]]. The cooking itself may be used as a means of predicting the future, by the bubbles and patterns of ingredients: an edible [[Ching Aling]]. Her familiar, [[Legba]], is a black cock who can even daunt [[Nanny Ogg]]'s fearsome cat, [[Greebo]].
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	A reading of the introductory anthropological text, "Mama Lola," by Karen McCarthy Brown confirms that Pratchett is accurately and fairly representing many aspects the Roundworld practice of Haitian, "vodou," which inspired the demonized "voodoo" of popular culture. Concepts like Legba, the Baron Saturday, and plays on names (Erzulie is a name shared by a femininity goddess) demonstrate a respect for an often misunderstood culture and an apt Roundworld analogue to Discworld witches.		A reading of the introductory anthropological text, "Mama Lola," by Karen McCarthy Brown confirms that Pratchett is accurately and fairly representing many aspects the Roundworld practice of Haitian, "vodou," which inspired the demonized "voodoo" of popular culture. Concepts like Legba, the Baron Saturday, and plays on names (Erzulie is a name shared by a femininity goddess) demonstrate a respect for an often misunderstood culture and an apt Roundworld analogue to Discworld witches.

			The ambulatory house is not unique; on [[Roundworld]], the Russian witch [[wikipedia:Baba_Yaga\|Baba Yaga's]] walked on chicken legs (she didn't live in a swamp.)

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{{Character Data
|title= Mrs. Gogol
|photo=
|name= Erzulie Gogol
|age= unknown, probably around 50
|race= [[Human]]

|occupation= [[Voodoo]] [[Witches|Witch]]
|appearance= black skin

|residence= Swamp, Genua

|death=
|parents=
|relatives=
|children= [[Ella Saturday]]
|marital status= mostly widowed

|books= [[Book:Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]
|cameos=
}}

Mrs. Gogol is a [[voodoo]] witch. She's also a great cook. Her only appearance so far has been in [[Book:Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]], where she allied with the [[Lancre]] witches, but nearly fell out with [[Granny Weatherwax]] over the spoils of victory. She lives in the swamp just outside [[Genua]], in a hut on legs, together with [[Baron Saturday]]. She smokes a pipe. Her cottage can move about on duck-like feet over land or water. The ambulatory house is not unique; on [[Roundworld]], [[wikipedia:Baba_Yaga|Baba Yaga's]] walked on chicken legs (she didn't live in a swamp.)

Mrs. Gogol's [[Genua|Genuan]] style of magic, besides the entrancing cooking, includes the raising of [[The gods|Gods]] and [[Zombies]]. She is adept at scrying and [[Headology]]. The cooking itself may be used as a means of predicting the future, by the bubbles and patterns of ingredients: an edible [[Ching Aling]]. Her familiar, [[Legba]], is a black cock who can even daunt [[Nanny Ogg]]'s fearsome cat, [[Greebo]].

As an interesting cross-reference, there is a Mrs [[Gurgle]] in {{N}} who serves as [[shaman]]ess and de facto witch: but this is possibly a coincidence!

==Annotation==
A reading of the introductory anthropological text, "Mama Lola," by Karen McCarthy Brown confirms that Pratchett is accurately and fairly representing many aspects the Roundworld practice of Haitian, "vodou," which inspired the demonized "voodoo" of popular culture. Concepts like Legba, the Baron Saturday, and plays on names (Erzulie is a name shared by a femininity goddess) demonstrate a respect for an often misunderstood culture and an apt Roundworld analogue to Discworld witches.

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