Ogun – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Ogun and Iron. This Ogun Helmet Mask is a representation of Ogun used in rituals by James Ajala, (20th century). Yale University Art Gallery Public Domain. According to a popular Yoruba myth, some of the oriṣas (gods) wanted to live on earth, but a dense forest blocked their way. Each deity tried to cut down the troublesome trees, but they ...
Orishas - Mythopedia
2023年6月1日 · Ogun is the god of iron, blacksmithing, warfare, and hunting. Warriors and hunters invoke the god for protection before battle or hunting. He is also known as a remover of barriers and obstacles. Ogun is primarily known for giving humanity the gift of iron and for teaching them metalwork. Olokun
Yoruba Religion – Mythopedia
2023年10月2日 · Ọbatala called Ogun, the blacksmith of the orishas, and instructed him to make a jar and a boat from the new metal. He then summoned his slave, named “You-don’t-hear-what-I-say,” and ordered him to place the jar in the boat and travel with it “up to the top of the skies and back down again on the other side.” This became the sun.
Oya – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Oya—also called Yansan in some traditions—is the Yoruba goddess of hurricanes, tornadoes, and the Niger River. She is the favorite wife of the thunder god Shango. 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]
Yemaja – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Yemaja is a primordial deity, worshipped as the mother of the entire Yoruba pantheon and the patroness of birth and fertility. She thus serves as a powerful symbol of motherhood. Her worship is widespread throughout Yorubaland and the Americas, where she is called by many names, including Yemaya, Yemanya, Yemanja, and Iemanja, among others.
Osun – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Osun is the Yoruba river goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and diplomacy. [1] She is married to Sango, the god of thunder and lightning. Revered as a fierce defender of her worshippers, Osun is a generous and benevolent ọriṣa (the Yoruba word for god). She also has a close relationship with the kings of Osogbo, who some believe are ...
Olokun – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Olokun is a Yoruba goddess of the ocean. Though the name “Olokun” is sometimes used as an epithet for Yemọja, the mother goddess and the source of all water, Olokun herself has a more specific domain: she is the goddess of the primordial seas that covered the world before the creation of the earth. During that early period, Olokun lived ...
Orunmila – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Orunmila—also known as Orunla or Ifa—is the Yoruba god of wisdom, knowledge, divination, and fate. [1] He is the first son of the sky god Olorun and serves as a messenger of the gods. He is also considered to be the first babalawo (oracle or diviner) of the Yoruba religion. Orunmila possesses the ability to predict future events and can ...
Ṣhango – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Shango is the Yoruba god of thunder, lightning, fire, virility, dance, and justice. He is also regarded as the patron god of twins, or Ibeji, who are sometimes referred to as “thunder children.”. [4] As the god of thunder, he is often portrayed with an oshe (battle-ax), the symbol of the thunderbolt. The oshe also represents the god’s ...
Eshu – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Eshu—also known as Elegba or Legba—is one of the most recognizable oriṣas (gods) of the Yoruba pantheon. A complex god with many facets and roles, he is best known as the trickster god and the god of chance, unpredictability, and accidents. However, he is also a messenger god, a master of languages, and a guardian of crossroads.