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List of Gods : "Ifa" - 6 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Alifanfaron"	Greek	A furious pagan and in love with the daughter of Pentapolin. Don Quixote
"Alifanfaron the giant"	Greek	Don Quixote attacked a flock of sheep, which he declared to be the army of the giant Alifanfaron. Similarly Ajax, in a fit of madness, fell upon a flock of sheep, which he mistook for Grecian princes.
God name "Coyote"	USA	Multifaceted deity. demigod, creator, trickster. In Tongva Mythology Coyote challenges "The River" to a race. Coyote is victorious, but collapses from fatigue. The river laughs at him and takes the name "Hahamongna". USA
God name "Ifa"	Yoruba	God of wisdom, knowledge and divining Yoruba
God name "Ifa"	Yoruba / western Nigeria, West Africa	God of wisdom. An oracular deity who, according to tradition, lives in a sanctuary in the holy city of Ile Ife but who is called on by the tutelary god, OLDUMARE, for advice. He is the father of eight children, all of whom became paramount chiefs....
God name "Orunmila"	Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa	God of destiny. He accompanied the creator god OLODUMARE at the creation of the world and when the destinies of mankind were decided. He is consulted in an oracular capacity at IFA and makes decisions on such matters as choice of sacrificial animals. He is also a god of healing and in many households enjoys personal shrines which include palm nuts, fragments of ivory and sea shells....

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