2023年4月26日 · Oya’s worshippers revere her power but also fear her wrath, as she is known to send hurricanes and tornadoes to destroy those who offend her. [1] In addition to her role as a weather oriṣa (god), Oya is also the guardian at the gates of death; she protects souls on their journey to the afterlife. [2]

2023年4月26日 · He is closely associated with nature and has power over natural elements. Shango’s servants include the wind, Afefe, and the rainbow, Oshumare, while his three wives are the river goddesses Obba, Osun, and Oya. It is believed that Shango was originally the fourth king of Oyo, later ascending to heaven on a golden chain.

2023年6月1日 · Oya is a fearsome goddess of storm winds, tornadoes, hurricanes, and the Niger River. She is another one of Shango’s wives (along with Oshun and Oba). Oya is a temperamental deity who is easily offended. She therefore requires frequent sacrificial offerings and prayers to prevent destructive storm winds.

2023年4月26日 · Orunmila (or Ifa) is the Yoruba god of divination, wisdom, and fate. He is a divine oracle who carries messages and advice from the gods to humankind.

2023年4月26日 · Obatala is the Yoruba god of creation and is worshipped as protector of the disabled. The Supreme Being tasked him with creating the earth and humankind, but while he was drunk, he malformed some of his creations.

2023年10月2日 · The aetiological myth explaining the origin of violent storm winds is also related to Shango. According to this legend, Oya, Shango’s wife and the goddess of wind, was fearful of her husband. She continually fled from him, and he pursued her each time. As a result, storm winds and hurricanes always precede thunder and lightning.

2023年4月26日 · Yemaja is the mother of the oriṣas (gods) and the Yoruba goddess of fertility, birth, and motherhood. She is also a water goddess, serving as the source of all oceans, rivers, and lakes.

2023年4月26日 · Osun is a river goddess and the patroness of love, beauty, pleasure, diplomacy, and healing. She is one of the three wives of Ṣango, the god of thunder and lightning, and is worshipped in Osogbo even today.

2023年4月26日 · Olorun (or Olodumare) is the supreme god of the Yoruba pantheon. As the omnipotent creator of the universe, he is the leader of all other Yoruba gods

2023年4月26日 · Eshu is the Yoruba god of trickery, mischief, accidents, and unpredictability. He carries sacrifices from humans to the gods and is well-known for deceiving both mortals and immortals.