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List of Gods : "Yoruba" - 70 records

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Name ▲▼ Origin ▲▼ Description ▲▼
God name
"Ajalamo Yoruba"
Africa God of fetuses. west Africa() / Nigeria
Goddess name
"Egungun oya"
Africa Another form of the Yoruba goddess of divination
God name
"Eji Ogbe"
Africa God who is king of the pantheon Africa(west) / Nigeria / Yoruba

"Among the Yoruba"
Africa / Nigeria Aja also refer to a "wild wind";. It's believed that if someone is carried away by aja, and then returns,he becomes a powerful "jujuman". The journey supposedly will have a duration of between seven days to three months, and the person so carried is thought to have gone to the land of the dead or heaven (0run).
God name
"Eschu"
Africa / Yoruba The god of mischief, is the son of Lusa and Mahu. He supported Legba in giving power of the loa to a mortal as a force of good against the evil unleashed by their brother Sagbata. Africa / Yoruba
God name
"Esu Edo"
Benin / Yoruba A god of påśśage that stands at the gates of home of the gods
God name
"Esu"
Benin / Yoruba The dark side of God. He is an independent entity and timeless. Benin / Yoruba
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
"Ogun"
Nago / Edo / Yoruba / W Africa A god of iron, hunting & war
God name
"Dzakuta"
Nigeria A sky god and the ‘thrower of celestial stones.' The Yoruba, Nigeria
God name
"Oko"
Nigeria Oko god of the farm and Agriculture. Yoruba, Nigeria
God name
"Orunmila"
Nigeria God of mercy and destiny. Yoruba, Nigeria
God name
"Sango Yoruba"
Nigeria God of thunder Nigeria
God name
"Shakplana"
Nigeria God of plague identified with smallpox Nigeria / Yoruba
Goddess name
"Yemonja"
Nigerian / Yoruba She is one of the great goddesses
Goddess name
"Aja"
Yoruba A goddess of healing, herbs & of knowledge
Goddess name
"Aje"
Yoruba Goddess of wealth in all its forms Yoruba
God name
"Ifa"
Yoruba God of wisdom, knowledge and divining Yoruba
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