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Yoruba mythology - Deities | | Yoruba mythology - Deities: Encyclopedia II - Yoruba mythology - Deities | | Yoruba deities are called Orishas. The primordial, first-existing, Orishas are called Obatala and Odùduwà, brother and sister respectively, and their father Olorun. Obatala created humanity and Olorun gave life to the hollow shells Obatala had made. Obatala and Odùduwà later had a son, Aganyu, and a daughter, Yemaja, who was a mother goddess. Her son, Ogun, raped her twice; the second time, her body exploded and fifteen Orishas came out. They included Oshun, Olukun, Shakpana, Shango.
Shango is perhaps the most important Orisha; god of thunder and an ancestor of the Yorùbá. He was the fourth king o ...
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Yoruba mythology - Deities
Yoruba deities are called Orishas. The primordial, first-existing, Orishas are called Obatala and Odùduwà, brother and sister respectively, and their father Olorun. Obatala created humanity and Olorun gave life to the hollow shells Obatala had made. Obatala and Odùduwà later had a son, Aganyu, and a daughter, Yemaja, who was a mother goddess. Her son, Ogun, raped her twice; the second time, her body exploded and fifteen Orishas came out. They included Oshun, Olukun, Shakpana, Shango.
Shango is perhaps the most important Orisha; god of thunder and an ancestor of the Yorùbá. He was the fourth king of the Yorùbá, and deified after his death.
Eshu is another very important Orisha. He is a trickster and very well-respected both by the Yorùbá themselves and the other Orishas.
Yoruba mythology - The Orisha
- Aja
- Aje
- Egungun
- Eshu
- Ibeji
- Oba
- Obatala
- Ogun
- Oshun
- Odùduwà
- Olokun
- Orunmila
- Oshunmare
- Oya
- Shakpana
- Shango
- Yemaja
Yoruba mythology - Other concepts
Yoruba mythology includes several other entities besides the Orisha, such as Egbere.
Ifá dafa as well as merindinlogun or (cowrie shell divination) are important element of Yoruba religious practices.
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