| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
"Olorun" | Yoruba | The sky Father and creator of the universe. Yoruba |
| Spirit name "Ori" | Yoruba | A metaphysical concept important to Yoruba spirituality and Orisha worship. |
| God name "Ori (mind)" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | God of wisdom. The deity who, in heaven, guides the soul but who also acts as a personal guardian, controlling individual mental ability, so that one person becomes wise and another foolish.... |
| God name "Orisanla" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | sky god. Delegated by OLODUMARE as a creator of earth and living things.... |
| Supreme god name "Orisha" | Yoruba | Orisa, Orixa, a spirit that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare, supreme god, in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. |
| God name "Orisha Nla" | Yoruba | God ordered by Olorun to create solid ground. Yoruba |
| God name "Orunmila" | Nigeria | God of mercy and destiny. Yoruba, Nigeria |
| 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.... |
| God name "Oshe" | Yoruba | God of thunder and lightning. Yoruba |
| God name "Oshossi" | Yoruba | God of the Forest and hunting. Yoruba |
| 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.... |
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