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List of Gods : "Olokun" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Spirit name "Olokun"	Africa	The patron orisa of the descendants of Africans that were carried away during the Maafa, the Transatlantic Slave Trade or Middle Påśśage. Olokun works closely with Oya, deity of Sudden Change, and Egungun, Collective Ancestral spirits, to herald the way for those that påśś to ancestorship, as it plays a critical role in death (Iku), Life and the transition of human beings and spirits between these two existences.
God name "Olokun"	Fon / Yoruba / Benin / Nigeria, West Africa	God of fresh waters and oceans. The eldest son of the creator god OSANOBUA. He is symbolized in the sacred river Olokun, which runs almost the length of Benin and from the source of which come the souls of unborn children. A girl baby is given a shrine of the god which includes a pot of river water and which she takes with her to her new home when she marries. The god is particularly popular among women and has a cult of priestesses. Olokun is also a guardian deity of mariners....
God name "Osanobua"	Edo / Benin, West Africa	Creator god. The father of the god OLOKUN, he is regarded as a benevolent deity controlling prosperity, health and happiness....

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