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Goddess name "Aja" | Yoruba | A goddess of healing, herbs & of knowledge |
Goddess name "Aje" | Yoruba | Goddess of wealth in all its forms Yoruba |
Goddess name "Aje" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Goddess of wealth. She is thought to appear as a fowl scratching the earth and, in creation mythology, was sent down with ODUDUWA, the earth goddess.... |
Goddess name "Egungun oya" | Africa | Another form of the Yoruba goddess of divination |
Goddess name "Monje" | Yoruba | Goddess of rivers Yoruba |
Goddess name "Nana" | Yoruba | One of the names of the creator god / goddess. Yoruba |
Goddess name "Oba" | Yoruba | A goddess & protector of prostitutes |
Goddess name "Obba" | Yoruba | Goddess and protector of prostitutes. Yoruba |
Supreme god name "Oduduwa" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Creator goddess. The consort, or alternatively the daughter, of the supreme god OLODUMARE. She is perceived as the substance, or matrix, of the earth which Olodumare impregnated to generate life. She is also a goddess of war and her sons include the great heroic Yoruba god OGUN. According to some traditions Oduduwa is also perceived as a god.... |
Goddess name "Oshun" | Yoruba | A goddess of healing, fertility & rivers |
Goddess name "Oshun" | Yoruba | A spirit-goddess who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy. Yoruba |
Goddess name "Oshun Ana" | Yoruba | Goddess of love. Yoruba |
Goddess name "Osun" | Yoruba | Goddess of fertility who still has a Sacred Grove on the outskirts of the city of Osogbo. Yoruba |
Goddess name "Osun" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | River goddess. The daughter of Oba Jumu and Oba Do and the consort of the god SHANGO. The guardian deity of the river Osun, revered particularly in the towns and villages along the banks of the river where sacred weapons are kept in her shrines. Also a goddess of healing. She is worshiped particularly by women and is honored in an annual festival, the Ibo-Osun, during which new cultic priestesses are selected.... |
Goddess name "Oya" | Yoruba | A warrior goddess of fire, Rainstorms, justice & the wind |
Goddess name "Oya" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | River goddess. The consort of the god SHANGO, she is the guardian deity of the river Niger. Also a goddess of storms and thunder. Her sacred animal is the buffalo and her presence is symbolized by its horns.... |
Goddess name "Oya-Yansan" | Yoruba | Goddess of the Niger River. She is seen in aspects of warrior-goddess of wind, lightning, fertility, fire and magic. She creates hurricanes and tornadoes and guards the underworld. Yoruba |
Goddess name "Yemanja" | Yoruba | Yemonja, a mother goddess; patron deity of women, especially pregnant women; and the Ogun river, the waters of which are said to cure infertility. Yoruba |
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