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* ArcherArchetype: Unmatched marksman amongst the Orishas.
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* SacredBowAndArrows: Depicted with one.
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* HasTwoDaddies: In one tale, he is the son of Aganju and Obatala.
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* GodOfGood: Associated with peace, serenity, wisdom and compassion.
* {{Seers}}: Associated with divination, prophecies, and destinies of all humans.
* SternOldJudge: Obatala controlled an oracle in Porto Novo that determined whether the accused is guilty or innocent.
* BlindSeer: A goddess associated with destiny and is sightless.
* CosmicEgg: A variant of this. Odudua and Obatala lived inside a calabash in the beginning of the universe.
* EarthMother: The Earth personified.
* LoveGoddess: Odudua is the goddess of motherly love.
* NonHumanNonBinary: There is a lot of discussion on whether Odudua, the Earth goddess and the Yoruba king, Oduduwa are similar.
* ThePowerOfCreation: Associated with creative energy and life. She is praised as Yewajobi, the mother of all things.
* TheRival: With her twin, Obatala.
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Created the world into existence through words.
* CosmicEgg: A variant of this. Odudua and Obatala lived inside a calabash in the beginning of the universe.
* EarthMother: The Earth personified.
* LoveGoddess: Odudua is the goddess of motherly love.
* NonHumanNonBinary: There is a lot of discussion on whether Odudua, the Earth goddess and the Yoruba king, Oduduwa are similar.
* ThePowerOfCreation: Associated with creative energy and life. She is praised as Yewajobi, the mother of all things.
* TheRival: With her twin, Obatala.
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Created the world into existence through words.
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* AngelUnaware/DevilInDisguise: As an Orisha, he takes on many faces.
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* ThoseTwoGuys/OddFriendship: Eshu and Orunmila are constant companions and partners. In one tale, Olodumare reveals that they are intrinsically linked to one another that one cannot live without the other.
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* ThoseTwoGuys/OddFriendship: ThoseTwoGuys - OddFriendship: Eshu and Orunmila are constant companions and partners. In one tale, Olodumare reveals that they are intrinsically linked to one another that one cannot live without the other.
* BigBrotherInstinct: When Shango pursued Oya for stealing his magic powers, Olokun sheltered her and used powers of the waters to hold Shango back.
* BreakTheHaughty: Once Olokun declared that they were the most beautiful and luxuriously-dressed amongst all the Orishas. They could weave beautiful fabrics and dresses that amazed all the Orishas except Olodumare. To humble Olokun, Olodumare sent his messenger, the chameleon, Agemo who could mimic all the colors that Olokun wore. Conceding his defeat, Olokun declared that he can best the Orishas but not Olodumare.
* GodOfTheDead: Shelters humans who drowned or lost their lives at sea.
* BreakTheHaughty: Once Olokun declared that they were the most beautiful and luxuriously-dressed amongst all the Orishas. They could weave beautiful fabrics and dresses that amazed all the Orishas except Olodumare. To humble Olokun, Olodumare sent his messenger, the chameleon, Agemo who could mimic all the colors that Olokun wore. Conceding his defeat, Olokun declared that he can best the Orishas but not Olodumare.
* GodOfTheDead: Shelters humans who drowned or lost their lives at sea.
* MoodSwinger: Noted to be a temperamental and moody Orisha.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Images of Olokun portrayed the Orisha with mudfish legs.
* SealedEvilInACan: For all the destruction Olokun could cause due to their enmity with Obatala, the Orisha is chained at the ocean floor unable to escape from the seven silver chains.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Images of Olokun portrayed the Orisha with mudfish legs.
* SealedEvilInACan: For all the destruction Olokun could cause due to their enmity with Obatala, the Orisha is chained at the ocean floor unable to escape from the seven silver chains.
* TheRival: With Obatala.
* TheAlmightyDollar: The gods of good luck and prosperity.
* AnimalMotifs: Monkeys are sacred animals associated with the Ibeji.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Kahinde and Taiwo were the first twins to be born in the world and eventually achieved apotheosis.
* HappilyAdopted: By Oya or in some tales, Yemoja.
* [[HealerGod Healer Gods]]: Associated with healing and protection.
* OddJobGods: The Orisha and protectors of twins.
* ParentalAbandonment: When Oshun gave birth to the Ibeji, the people shunned her and called her a witch. Out of shame, [[MissingMom she]] abandoned the twins.
* [[PatronSaint Patron Saints]]: Associated with Saints Cosmas and Damian, who are also patron saints of twins.
* RedOniBlueOni: Represented by two colors, red and blue.
* TricksterTwins: Usually noted as mischievous and playful pranksters.
* TwinsAreSpecial: Yoruba peoples have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, the Ibeji are the patron of twin births. Twins are also considered sacred and honored in carved memorials upon death.
* TheAlmightyDollar: Invoked to win lotteries and prizes.
* AnimalMotifs: The snake.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the rainbow.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: As the Orisha of the rainbow, he connects the natural world with that of the Orishas.
* ArcherArchetype: Unmatched marksman amongst the Orishas.
* TheDreaded: Associated with justice and retribution.
* ThePowerOfThree: Represented by the number, three. He wields a bow with three arrows.
* ThePowerOfThree: Represented by the number, three. He wields a bow with three arrows.
* TheStoic
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* WorthyOpponent: Ogun once challenged Ochosi to a duel. However, when they were unable to defeat each other, they held a truce and became [[HeterosexualLifePartners close friends.]]
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Portrayed as a mermaid and dwelling in her underwater palace.
* ThirdPartyPeacekeeper: Mediates relations between multiple Orishas.
* ThirdPartyPeacekeeper: Mediates relations between multiple Orishas.
* TheArchmage: Only Eshu can contest his powers over divination.
* CompositeCharacter: With Ifa, the god of knowledge and Ori.
* CompositeCharacter: With Ifa, the god of knowledge and Ori.
* HighPriest: His role as the chief divination deity.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue Oni to Eshu's Red. Orunmila's knowledge guides people through Eshu's constant changes to one's destinies.
* WeakButSkilled: Orunmila is noted as the physically weakest but divination was his major strong suit.
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* BalanceBetweenOrderAndChaos: He is associated with balance, mediating between change and stability.
* ChaosIsEvil: Averted. While Eshu later became associated with evil and malice, he is much rather associated with transformation.
* ChaoticNeutral: His whole character balances the forces of the universe and is not afraid to challenge authority to bring about change.
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* ChaoticNeutral: His whole character balances the forces of the universe and is not afraid to challenge authority to bring about change.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Willing to start a fight and conflict between anything that dares to neglect his worship.
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* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Eshu is the divine enforcer punishing those who fail to make sacrifices to the Orishas and personally dispenses justice.
** When Ogun breaks a taboo and kills a gatekeeper, Eshu drives him into the forest.
** When the Kola tree refuses to sacrifice to Eshu, he cursed her children, the kola nuts to forever be used as ritual tools.
* MultipleChoicePast: Eshu is either a son of Yemoja or Olodumare or born from Oshun after the gods properly offered their offering to her.
* ThoseTwoGuys/OddFriendship: Eshu and Orunmila are constant companions and partners. In one tale, Olodumare reveals that they are intrinsically linked to one another that one cannot live without the other.
** When Ogun breaks a taboo and kills a gatekeeper, Eshu drives him into the forest.
** When the Kola tree refuses to sacrifice to Eshu, he cursed her children, the kola nuts to forever be used as ritual tools.
* MultipleChoicePast: Eshu is either a son of Yemoja or Olodumare or born from Oshun after the gods properly offered their offering to her.
* ThoseTwoGuys/OddFriendship: Eshu and Orunmila are constant companions and partners. In one tale, Olodumare reveals that they are intrinsically linked to one another that one cannot live without the other.
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* {{Troll}}: Chief provocateur amongst the Orisha. Once caused a huge quarrel within a happily married husband and two wives just because he found the situation unsatisfactory.
* WindsOfDestinyChange: The god of fortune and controller of all destiny.
* WindsOfDestinyChange: The god of fortune and controller of all destiny.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Known for his association with masculine sexuality and has many lovers.
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* BackFromTheDead: Killed by Olodumare for sleeping with his concubines on a holy day. Revived after Oshun forced Olodumare to forgive Sopona and revive him.
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* AnimalMotif: Associated with peafowls, bees, and buzzards.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: Tricked Death and Olodumare on different occasions. She uses her specially-crafted honey to force Olodumare to revive Babalu-Aye.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: Tricked Death and Olodumare on different occasions. She uses her specially-crafted honey to force Olodumare to revive Babalu-Aye.
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* DivinePunishment: When Oshun gives the people of Osogbo children but the people neglected her. She[[GodIsDispleased caused the people to get fevers]] and cures them when they restored her worship.
** The male Orishas when the world was created,[[StayInTheKitchen sidelined]] Oshun and for their malice, nothing they created or worked on came into fruition. When the Orishas acknowledged the power of Oshun, she brought good fortune to the Orishas, allowing for the Earth to flourish.
* FunPersonified: The goddess of joy and festivities.
* HeroicSeductress: Oshun is associated with love and sexuality. She uses her charms and sexuality to get what she wants or assist others.
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* FunPersonified: The goddess of joy and festivities.
* HeroicSeductress: Oshun is associated with love and sexuality. She uses her charms and sexuality to get what she wants or assist others.
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* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Associated and married to many male Orishas, Shango, Orunmila, and Ogun are among the many.
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* TheMedic: Healer goddess, uses her waters to cure fevers.
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Either a god or a goddess depending on the story.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Inverted. Aje Shaluga is the gentle Orisha that comforts Oshun in her time as a widow.
* HappilyMarried: To Oshun.
* MakingASplash: The divine deity of water and fell in love with Oshun from watching her from their river abode.
* TheAlmightyDollar: The deity of wealth, commerce, and luxury. In one story, Aje Shaluga's riches were what uplifted Oshun's status and made her a goddess of luck and wealth.
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* ShesAManInJapan: Obatala is a woman in some paths of Santeria. Obatala is also associated with Saint Mercedes.
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*CompositeCharacter: Perhaps a combination of the spirit, Aganju and that of the mortal king, Aganju.
*CoolBoat: Invented the first boat and used it to traverse the rivers.
*CoolOldGuy: Aganju Shola is described as elderly yet strong and virile for his age.
*GetRichQuickScheme: After inventing the boat, he charges anyone who relied on the rivers exorbitant fees for transportation becoming extremely wealthy.
*GodOfFire: Commands fire and volcanoes in Santeria and other African diasporic religions.
*IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Traps Obatala (who is in disguise) on the boat and demands to bed her for a fee. From this union, Obatala gives birth to Shango.
*TheHermit: Lives in the wilderness and is the god of uninhabited drylands.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Oshun and Yemoja both fell for him because of this.
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* AwesomeUnderwaterWorld: Rules over one.
* TheGreatFlood: Attempts to unleash one when Obatala created land.
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* Plaguemaster: {{Plaguemaster}}: The god of primarily smallpox but encompasses all forms of infectious diseases.diseases.
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* TheExile: Banished after he struck the Orishas with a plague of smallpox.
* TheSwarm: Associated with flies and mosquitos.
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* TheExile: Banished after he struck the Orishas with a plague of smallpox.
* TheSwarm: Associated with flies and mosquitos.
* BarrierMaiden: Guards the home from witchcraft and other malignant forces.
* GuardianEntity: Of homes and households.
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* GagPenis: Fertilizes the Earth with it.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the Sun.
* GodOfLight: As the sun god.
* MultipleChoicePast: In one tale, the sun is inanimate, a ship created by Obatala.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Eshu broke them up. The sun and the moon used to be true companions until they quarreled over what color Eshu's hat was.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the Moon.
* GodOfTheMoon
* PhilosophicalParable: The moon's refusal to sacrifice to God and the consequences serves as a cautionary tale for those who do the same.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Refuses to sacrifice to the Orishas upon his birth. Thus, the Moon would forever spend 15 days on Earth and 15 days in Heaven.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Eshu broke them up. The sun and the moon used to be true companions until they quarreled over what color Eshu's hat was.
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* BerserkButton: In one tale, she and Ogun marry under one condition: they do not speak to each other about their shortcomings. Ogun had eyes that were constantly bloodshot. Yemoja had only one breast. One day, Ogun tried to cook her some soup but since he had no talent for it and broke the pot, spilling the soup all over the floor. Yemoja seeing the mess cried out that someone with bloody eyes was ruining her kitchen. Ogun struck her but regretted it. So to comfort her, he stroked her breast. Yemoja felt so ashamed at her physical defect that she fled, undergoing [[metamorphosis]] to become the river Ogun.
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* BerserkButton: In one tale, she and Ogun marry under one condition: they do not speak to each other about their shortcomings. Ogun had eyes that were constantly bloodshot. Yemoja had only one breast. One day, Ogun tried to cook her some soup but since he had no talent for it and broke the pot, spilling the soup all over the floor. Yemoja seeing the mess cried out that someone with bloody eyes was ruining her kitchen. Ogun struck her but regretted it. So to comfort her, he stroked her breast. Yemoja felt so ashamed at her physical defect that she fled, undergoing [[metamorphosis]] {{metamorphosis}} to become the river Ogun.
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* HasTwoDads: HasTwoDaddies: In one tale, he is the son of Aganju and Obatala.
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* MultiChoicePast: There are numerous stories around Shango's birth. One suggests that he is the son of Obatala and Aganju. In another, he sprung from Yemoja when she escaped Orungan's advances.
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* [[EarthMother Earth Father]]: His name, Babalu Aye means "Father or Lord of the Earth.
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* [[Foil]]: {{Foil}}: To Osanyin and Oshosi, the Orishas associated with wilderness.
* ColorMotif: Green.
* [[EarthMother Earth Father]]
* {{Foil}}: To the celestial Obatala.
* {{Foil}}: To the celestial Obatala.
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* [[Metamorphosis]]: Erinle in one tale transforms into the river after Shango drives him away violently for seeking Shango's wife, Oba's hand in marriage.
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* [[Metamorphosis]]: {{Metamorphosis}}: Erinle in one tale transforms into the river after Shango drives him away violently for seeking Shango's wife, Oba's hand in marriage.
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* HoneyTrap: Acts as one to uncover information about the Ugboland.
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* CompositeCharacter: The human Obatala who once ruled Ife and the primeval Orisha Obatala.
* CosmicEgg: A variant of this. He and Odudua were inside a calabash in the beginning of the universe.
* CosmicEgg: A variant of this. He and Odudua were inside a calabash in the beginning of the universe.
* GoodWearsWhite: The Lord of the White Cloth, clad in white and is also the Orisha associated with purity, clarity, and serenity.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: How he is depicted in many legends.
* SiblingRivalry: With Oduduwa.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: How he is depicted in many legends.
* SiblingRivalry: With Oduduwa.
* ThePowerOfCreation: Creates human souls from clay.
*AnimalMotifs: Associated with fish.
*AttemptedRape: Her son, Orungan attempted to rape her. She fled his advances and shattered into multiple pieces.
*BerserkButton: In one tale, she and Ogun marry under one condition: they do not speak to each other about their shortcomings. Ogun had eyes that were constantly bloodshot. Yemoja had only one breast. One day, Ogun tried to cook her some soup but since he had no talent for it and broke the pot, spilling the soup all over the floor. Yemoja seeing the mess cried out that someone with bloody eyes was ruining her kitchen. Ogun struck her but regretted it. So to comfort her, he stroked her breast. Yemoja felt so ashamed at her physical defect that she fled, undergoing [[metamorphosis]] to become the river Ogun.
*BigBeautifulWoman: Depictions of Yemoja's form emphasizes her stature and fullness and is well regarded by the devotees as the epitome of beauty.
*CompositeCharacter: Yemoja eventually took on tales and legends of other similarly associated water goddesses, such as Olosa and Olokun.
*DrivenToSuicide: In one tale, when her sons return after saving their brother from Osanyin, Yemoja refuses to let them in. In retaliation, they abandon her. This drives Yemoja to suicide and become a river.
*HealerGod: Associated with health, fertility, and womanhood.
*LordOfTheOcean: In some aspects, Yemoja controls the oceans and is associated with Olokun.
*MayflyDecemberRomance: After being tired of Obatala, Yemoja takes Erinle/Inle, a mortal fisherman as her lover. It does not go well for either of them.
*AttemptedRape: Her son, Orungan attempted to rape her. She fled his advances and shattered into multiple pieces.
*BerserkButton: In one tale, she and Ogun marry under one condition: they do not speak to each other about their shortcomings. Ogun had eyes that were constantly bloodshot. Yemoja had only one breast. One day, Ogun tried to cook her some soup but since he had no talent for it and broke the pot, spilling the soup all over the floor. Yemoja seeing the mess cried out that someone with bloody eyes was ruining her kitchen. Ogun struck her but regretted it. So to comfort her, he stroked her breast. Yemoja felt so ashamed at her physical defect that she fled, undergoing [[metamorphosis]] to become the river Ogun.
*BigBeautifulWoman: Depictions of Yemoja's form emphasizes her stature and fullness and is well regarded by the devotees as the epitome of beauty.
*CompositeCharacter: Yemoja eventually took on tales and legends of other similarly associated water goddesses, such as Olosa and Olokun.
*DrivenToSuicide: In one tale, when her sons return after saving their brother from Osanyin, Yemoja refuses to let them in. In retaliation, they abandon her. This drives Yemoja to suicide and become a river.
*HealerGod: Associated with health, fertility, and womanhood.
*LordOfTheOcean: In some aspects, Yemoja controls the oceans and is associated with Olokun.
*MayflyDecemberRomance: After being tired of Obatala, Yemoja takes Erinle/Inle, a mortal fisherman as her lover. It does not go well for either of them.
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*AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Upon his mortal time as a king, Shango ascended to become an Orisha.
*Authority Equals Asskicking: He is the king of the Yoruba and the Orishas and one of the powerful Orishas.
*AntiHero: How his character is portrayed in his mortal epic. Shango begins as a tyrant king before regretting his actions and becoming DrivenToSuicide
*BackFromTheDead: Shango eventually becomes resurrected, becoming the thunder itself.
*BattleCouple: With Oya.
*CompositeCharacter: Perhaps there existed a Shango as a personification of thunder and lightning before there was Shango, the King of the Yoruba people.
*GodOfThunder
CoveredWithScars: Introduced the art of scarification during his time as king.
*DanceBattler: Shango exchanged his prophetic powers for Orunmila's drumming and dancing capabilities.
*DistressedDude: When imprisoned in his home by Oya, leaving Oshun to come to his rescue.
*GodEmperor
DrivenToSuicide: When his plot to kill Gbonka and Timi fails, he exiles himself and ends his life out of shame.
*ElementalEmbodiment: Of Thunder.
*FireIsMasculine: Shango represents masculinity and is heavily associated with fire.
*HairTriggerTemper
GodEmperor: As the third Alaafin of Oyo Empire.
*ShockAndAwe
GodOfThunder: The archetypical lord of thunder and lightning, replacing Oramfe in many respects.
*HasTwoDads: In one tale, he is the son of Aganju and Obatala.
* HairTriggerTemper: Easily upset and angry.
*LetsYouAndHimFight: Shango with the help of Oya tricks his two strongest generals, Gbonka and Timi into killing each other.
*MultiChoicePast: There are numerous stories around Shango's birth. One suggests that he is the son of Obatala and Aganju. In another, he sprung from Yemoja when she escaped Orungan's advances.
*NiceJobBreakingItHero: His plot to secure his rule and eliminate both Gbonka and Timi backfires, leading to his exile and death eventually.
*ReallyGetsAround: Shango is known for his wandering eye which infuriates his wives, Oba and Oya.
* ShockAndAwe: As the Orisha associated with lightning.
*TheRival: Of Ogun
*ThunderDrum: Shango is associated with the bata drum which he introduced during his reign.
*WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Shango is deathly afraid of the dead and otherworldly spirits. Oya uses this to keep him with her inside the house.
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*Authority Equals Asskicking: He is the king of the Yoruba and the Orishas and one of the powerful Orishas.
*AntiHero: How his character is portrayed in his mortal epic. Shango begins as a tyrant king before regretting his actions and becoming DrivenToSuicide
*BackFromTheDead: Shango eventually becomes resurrected, becoming the thunder itself.
*BattleCouple: With Oya.
*CompositeCharacter: Perhaps there existed a Shango as a personification of thunder and lightning before there was Shango, the King of the Yoruba people.
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*DanceBattler: Shango exchanged his prophetic powers for Orunmila's drumming and dancing capabilities.
*DistressedDude: When imprisoned in his home by Oya, leaving Oshun to come to his rescue.
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*ElementalEmbodiment: Of Thunder.
*FireIsMasculine: Shango represents masculinity and is heavily associated with fire.
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*HasTwoDads: In one tale, he is the son of Aganju and Obatala.
* HairTriggerTemper: Easily upset and angry.
*LetsYouAndHimFight: Shango with the help of Oya tricks his two strongest generals, Gbonka and Timi into killing each other.
*MultiChoicePast: There are numerous stories around Shango's birth. One suggests that he is the son of Obatala and Aganju. In another, he sprung from Yemoja when she escaped Orungan's advances.
*NiceJobBreakingItHero: His plot to secure his rule and eliminate both Gbonka and Timi backfires, leading to his exile and death eventually.
*ReallyGetsAround: Shango is known for his wandering eye which infuriates his wives, Oba and Oya.
* ShockAndAwe: As the Orisha associated with lightning.
*TheRival: Of Ogun
*ThunderDrum: Shango is associated with the bata drum which he introduced during his reign.
*WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Shango is deathly afraid of the dead and otherworldly spirits. Oya uses this to keep him with her inside the house.
* [[Foil]]: To Eshu.
* HappilyMarried: To Iwa, the Orisha of Integrity and Good Character.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Orishas and mortals alike seek his counsel.
* TheSmartGuy: Function as this in many of his legends.
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* YouCantFightFate: Warns a lot of the Orishas in his divinations what would happen if a choice is taken. Not that many of them in the legends follow what he has declared.
* CompositeCharacter: Of the historical and mortal ruler, Ogun and the Ogun associated with iron-working.
* FatalAttractor: Shafted usually in his tales when it comes to love.
* FatalAttractor: Shafted usually in his tales when it comes to love.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Oshun's blue oni.
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* TheRival: To Shango.
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* WomanScorned: In one tale, Olokun loved Orisha Oko but when she revealed that she was a mermaid, Oko rejected her. From then on, she would destroy farmlands that dared approach her domain.
*AndNowYouMustMarryMe: In one story, Ogun or Shango sees Oya in a guise of an antelope or a water buffalo. He seized the skin in which she used to transfrom and forced her to marry him.
*AnimalMotifs: The water buffalo or antelope.
*BattleCouple: With Shango.
*BlowYouAway: As Iansan in Cuba and the Caribbean, Oya is the goddess of the winds.
*ColorMotif: Depicted in red.
*GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: Like the typical Swan Maiden tale, Oya undresses from her guise as a water buffalo to go swimming. Only for her skin, the water buffalo form to be stolen by Ogun/Shango.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Creates an army of the dead to keep Shango in the house.
*RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Oshun and Oba's blue oni.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Creates an army of the dead to keep Shango in the house.
*RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Oshun and Oba's blue oni.
*UndyingLoyalty: When Shango becomes TheExile, only Oya follows him and even establishes his worship.
* ColorMotif: Depicted in yellow or gold.
* LadyOfWar: Praised in songs as carrying a cooling brass fan in one hand and a brass cutlass in another.
*PatronGod: The town of Osogbo is where her principal sanctuary is located.
*RedOniBlueOni: Oshun is the Blue Oni, associated with cool and sweet freshwater to Ogun's Red Oni, the heat and flames of the forge and industry
**She is also the Blue Oni to her rival wife, Oya.
* SweetTooth: A goddess associated with honey and enjoys it more than anything else.
*TheAlmightyDollar: Oshun is associated with luck, wealth, and prosperity.
TheHighQueen: Oshun is perhaps the first woman to be referred as an Iyalode, a high ranking female chieftain.
*RedOniBlueOni: Oshun is the Blue Oni, associated with cool and sweet freshwater to Ogun's Red Oni, the heat and flames of the forge and industry
**She is also the Blue Oni to her rival wife, Oya.
* SweetTooth: A goddess associated with honey and enjoys it more than anything else.
*TheAlmightyDollar: Oshun is associated with luck, wealth, and prosperity.
TheHighQueen: Oshun is perhaps the first woman to be referred as an Iyalode, a high ranking female chieftain.
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WaterIsWomanly: As the goddess of the cool freshwater and the embodiment of the Osun River
*HeroicSacrifice: In another tale, Oba sacrifices her ears to feed Shango when Ogun's forces invaded his territory and cut off all food supplies.
*LoveGoddess: Oba is the goddess of marriage and fidelity.
*LoveMakesYouCrazy: In another, Oba sacrifices her ear under the instructions of Orunmila to tie Shango to her forever.
*LoveMakesYouDumb: Oba desired Shango's love so much that Oya or Oshun tricked her into cutting off her ear and put it in his meal as an aphrodisiac. When Shango discovered that act, he chased Oba unti she transformed herself into a river.
*TheAlmightyDollar: Oba is the goddess of the marketplace and commerce.
* WaterIsWomanly: As the goddess of the Oba River.
* [[Foil]]: To Osanyin and Oshosi, the Orishas associated with wilderness.
* CountryCousin: Depicted as such as in some legends.
* DemotedToExtra: While in Yorubaland, Oko continues to hold worship. His popularity diminished largely in the religions of the African diaspora.
* FertilityGod: As the Orisha of agriculture and fertility.
* FoodGod: He is the god needed for human sustenance.
* GreenThumb: As the Orisha of cultivated plants.
* SternOldJudge: The arbitrator in Orisha affairs. The god associated with justice and settlements.
*AnimalMotifs: Associated with birds.
*DisabledDeity: A tale from Santeria explains how it happened. Once he selfishly hoarded his knowledge of plant life from the Orisha. When Eshu heard of this, he knocked over Osanyin's house, crushing the god and leaving him only with one arm, one leg, and one eye. He only hears with one ear yet so acutely that he can hear the subtle movements of the world.
*CaringGardener: Lives in solitude tending to his groves in the rainforests.
*CharmPerson: In a Brazilian tale, Osanyin once charmed one of Yemoja's sons, transforming him into Erinle and wiping his memory.
*GreenThumb: Called the "Lord of Leaves" and is asssociated with herbs, plants, and wild vegetation.
*HealerGod: The god of botany, medicine, and herbalism.
*SuperHearing: One ear can even hear wings of a butterfly flap.
*TheMedic: As a mortal before becoming a god.
*Ventriloquism: Priests of Osanyin are assisted by small puppets who speak in thin, squeaky voices, play whistles, or ring bells as they prophesy for the patients who come to consult them.
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* TheQuietOne: Usually depicted as stern and silent.
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* Metamorphosis: Erinle in one tale transforms into the river after Shango drives him away violently for seeking Shango's wife, Oba's hand in marriage.
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* Metamorphosis: [[Metamorphosis]]: Erinle in one tale transforms into the river after Shango drives him away violently for seeking Shango's wife, Oba's hand in marriage.
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* GodIsInept: Usually once got drunk on palm wine and became responsible for creating human beings with different disabilities. However, upon seeing his creations, he loves and cares for them, becoming the patron of the disabled. And he swore to never drink palm wine again.
* AnAxeToGrind: Invented the first axe which he used to clear the forests.
* GodOfFire
* MacheteMayhem: Popular depictions showcase him with a machete and a shield.
* TheBlacksmith: The Orisha associated with iron-working and other forms of metallurgy.
* TheHermit: Lives alone in the woods. Abandoned humanity when he massacred his own people.
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Smallpox. Father of the Earth. Lord of pestilence pestilence, infectious diseases, and madness.
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* [[EarthMother Earth Father]]: His name, Babalu Aye means "Father or Lord of the Earth.
* ThePlaguemaster: The god of primarily smallpox but encompasses all forms of infectious diseases.
* TouchOfDeath: Has an alternative epithet, "One who kills and is thanked for it"
* ThePlaguemaster: The god of primarily smallpox but encompasses all forms of infectious diseases.
* TouchOfDeath: Has an alternative epithet, "One who kills and is thanked for it"
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!! Erinle/Inle/Abatan/Eyinle
The elephant. Erinle is the god of healing, fertility, and abundance. The god of the Erinle River.
* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Either a male river god or goddess, depending on who you ask.
* BeneathTheEarth: Erinle lives in a palace beneath the crust of the Earth.
* HealerGod: Associated with healing and medicine.
* HonorableElephant: When the town of Ilobu had a drought, he changed into an elephant and then sank into the Earth and became the Erinle River.
* Metamorphosis: Erinle in one tale transforms into the river after Shango drives him away violently for seeking Shango's wife, Oba's hand in marriage.
* TheSpeechless: In some tales, Erinle was rendered mute by the water goddess, Yemoja.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: Erinle's gender as noted is rather vague. In Santeria, Inle is worshiped as a beautiful androgynous youth.
!! Erinle/Inle/Abatan/Eyinle
The elephant. Erinle is the god of healing, fertility, and abundance. The god of the Erinle River.
* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Either a male river god or goddess, depending on who you ask.
* BeneathTheEarth: Erinle lives in a palace beneath the crust of the Earth.
* HealerGod: Associated with healing and medicine.
* HonorableElephant: When the town of Ilobu had a drought, he changed into an elephant and then sank into the Earth and became the Erinle River.
* Metamorphosis: Erinle in one tale transforms into the river after Shango drives him away violently for seeking Shango's wife, Oba's hand in marriage.
* TheSpeechless: In some tales, Erinle was rendered mute by the water goddess, Yemoja.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: Erinle's gender as noted is rather vague. In Santeria, Inle is worshiped as a beautiful androgynous youth.
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* AntiInterferenceLockUp: Obatala does this to Olokun, chaining the sea god with seven silver shackles when they attempted to flood the newly-created earth.
* TheMaker: Created the land using only sand from a conch shell and a hen and made humans from clay.
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Mother of Fish. Yemoja is the guardian over rivers, women, and children. children.
* MotherGoddess: She is the mother of the countless Orishas that populate the world.
* WaterIsWomanly: She is the personification of the Ogun River, associated with childbirth, motherhood, fertility, and health.
* MotherGoddess: She is the mother of the countless Orishas that populate the world.
* WaterIsWomanly: She is the personification of the Ogun River, associated with childbirth, motherhood, fertility, and health.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence
* DrivenToSuicide
* GodOfThunder
* GodEmperor
* HairTriggerTemper
* ShockAndAwe
* GodOfOrder: Responsible for correcting and enforcing destinies of Orishas and mortals alike.
* OddFriendship: His closest companion is Eshu, the God of Chaos and they are an inseparable pair.
* TheOmniscient: The keeper of all the knowledge in the world. Invented divination as well.
* TheWitchHunter: Orunmila detests witches. In one tale, he helps Obatala when pesky witches attempted to murder him.
* AtTheCrossroads: He is associated with crossroads and choices.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: Eshu's biggest feat has been tricking Olorun, the primeval creator of universe into having a more reserved role in the universe. He did this by stealing Olorun's slippers and sneaking into his garden to take some yams for fufu. When Olorun discovered the theft, he called the other Orishas and demanded that the culprit be banished forever. Olorun discovered that he had been framed for the theft but had no evidence to prove it. So he retired to the heavens with Eshu as his own confidante.
* GodOfChaos: Eshu is the personification of mischief. He produces disorder and undermines order.
* TricksterGod
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: Eshu's biggest feat has been tricking Olorun, the primeval creator of universe into having a more reserved role in the universe. He did this by stealing Olorun's slippers and sneaking into his garden to take some yams for fufu. When Olorun discovered the theft, he called the other Orishas and demanded that the culprit be banished forever. Olorun discovered that he had been framed for the theft but had no evidence to prove it. So he retired to the heavens with Eshu as his own confidante.
* GodOfChaos: Eshu is the personification of mischief. He produces disorder and undermines order.
* TricksterGod
*AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Olokun's gender is ambiguous. They present as male or female or androgynous depending on the interpreter.
*LordOfTheOcean: Olokun is the ruler of the primordial sea and has been chained in the depths since times immemorial.
*SecretKeeper: Olokun is the protector of secrets.
*AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Sopona is shunned by the rest of the Orishas. Even more so after he spread smallpox when they made fun of his dance.
*DisabledDeity: In some tales, he has a limp.
* BreathWeapon: Once stole sacred medicine meant for Shango. When she spoke to him, she expelled flames from her mouth.
* DestroyerDeity: Goddess associated with destruction, change, and transformation. She is also a goddess of storms, whirlwinds, and other destructive atmospheric phenomena. Her name literally means "She Tore" or "The Tearer"
* GodOfTheDead: Guards the entrance between life and death. Begrudgingly, since Yemoja long ago tricked her into switching places.
* ShockAndAwe: A goddess associated with lightning.
* TragicStillbirth: Oya is often also called Iya Mesan, due to her giving birth to nine stillborn children.
* WarGod: Oya is associated with warfare and has used her powers to help Shango win battles.
* IntentionalHeartbreaker
* LoveGoddess: Associated with love, desire, and fertility. The patron of romantic and sexual love.
* TopWife: Shango's favorite wife among Oya and Oba. PlayingWith this trope, Oshun also has multiple husbands.
* TricksterGod: Her famous exploits revolve around seducing and tricking foes and using guile to punish those who have offended her.
* WaterIsWomanly
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God of the hunt.
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God of the hunt.hunt, justice, and fishing.
* ClassicalHunter: Associated with hunting and marksmanship.
* HealerGod: Associated with herbs and medicine.
* ForestRanger: Lives alone in the forests, spending his days in solitude.
* TragicMistake: In one story, Ochosi discovered that the partridge he had caught for Olorun went missing. He used his magic justice-seeking arrow to strike the culprit and kill them. When he discovered that his mother Yemoja was the culprit and has been shot in the heart. He decided to retire from civilization and live in the rainforest.
* ClassicalHunter: Associated with hunting and marksmanship.
* HealerGod: Associated with herbs and medicine.
* ForestRanger: Lives alone in the forests, spending his days in solitude.
* TragicMistake: In one story, Ochosi discovered that the partridge he had caught for Olorun went missing. He used his magic justice-seeking arrow to strike the culprit and kill them. When he discovered that his mother Yemoja was the culprit and has been shot in the heart. He decided to retire from civilization and live in the rainforest.
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*GodEmperor: As the brother of Obatala, Oduduwa snuck down from heaven and finished up his work while Obatala was drunk on palm wine. When Obatala discovered this, he attempted to kill him, causing a great war that nearly devastated the world. Olorun arbitrated on the case, giving Obatala the power of creation of humans while Oduduwa would become their first ruler.
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!! Moremi Ajasoro
The legendary Yoruba queen who assisted in the liberation of Ife from a nearby hostile kingdom.
* BargainWithHeaven: Made a deal with the Esimirin River Orisha to help her defeat the bandits in exchange for the sacrifice of her firstborn.
* HumanSacrifice: Moremi sacrifices Oluorogbo, her son when the River Orisha demands it. Oluorogbo, now having AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence promises to return to the Yoruba people.
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Orisha is a term literally meaning "Owners of heads". This is in reference to the fact that the head is considered the seat of the soul in Yoruba belief. The Orishas are a broad category of spirits ranging in stature from great cosmic beings who manage the universe down to the god of the human stomach. Some Orishas are personifications of natural phenomena, and others are the spirits of departed ancestors. The most important Orishas number 16, in correspondence with the 16 sacred "Odu" or ritual recitations of the Ifa divination system.
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Orisha is a term literally meaning "Owners of heads". This is in reference to the fact that the head is considered the seat of the soul in Yoruba belief. The Orishas are a broad category of spirits ranging in stature from great cosmic beings who manage the universe down to the god of the human stomach. Some Orishas are personifications of natural phenomena, and others are the spirits of departed ancestors. The most important of the Orishas number 16, in correspondence with the 16 sacred "Odu" or ritual recitations of the Ifa divination system.
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Orisha is a term literally meaning "Owners of heads". This is in reference to the fact that the head is considered the seat of the soul in Yoruba belief. The Orishas are a broad category of spirits ranging in stature from great cosmic beings who manage the universe down to the god of the human stomach. Some Orishas are personifications of natural phenomena, and others are the spirits of departed ancestors. The most important Orishas number 16, in correspondence with the 16 sacred "Odu" or ritual recitations of the Ifa divination system.
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!! Eshu
He who seizes. Master of force. Eshu is the trickster of the Orishas and master of mischief.
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!! Ogun
The one who pierces. Ogun is the god of iron and warfare.
He who seizes. Master of force. Eshu is the trickster of the Orishas and master of mischief.
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!! Ogun
The one who pierces. Ogun is the god of iron and warfare.
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The one who pierces. Ogun is the god of iron and warfare.
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The one who pierces. Ogun is the god of iron and warfare.
!! Olokun
Owner of the sea. As the name indicates, Olokun is the sea divinity.
Owner of the sea. As the name indicates, Olokun is the sea divinity.
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Owner of the sea. As the name indicates, Olokun is the sea divinity.
!! Olosa
Owner of the lagoon. Goddess of the lagoon of Lagos.
Owner of the lagoon. Goddess of the lagoon of Lagos.
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Owner of the lagoon. Goddess of the lagoon of Lagos.
!! Sopona
Smallpox. Father of the Earth. Lord of pestilence and madness.
Smallpox. Father of the Earth. Lord of pestilence and madness.
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Smallpox. Father of the Earth. Lord of pestilence and madness.
!! Olarosa
Protector of house and home from the forces of evil.
Protector of house and home from the forces of evil.
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Protector of house and home from the forces of evil.
!! Dada
God of fertility both human and agricultural.
God of fertility both human and agricultural.
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God of fertility both human and agricultural.
!! Oya
Goddess of the mighty Niger River.
Goddess of the mighty Niger River.
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Goddess of the mighty Niger River.
!! Oshun
Goddess of the Oshun River.
Goddess of the Oshun River.
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Goddess of the Oshun River.
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Goddess of the Oba River.
Goddess of the Oba River.
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Goddess of the Oba River.
!! Aje Shaluga
God of wealth.
God of wealth.
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God of wealth.
!! Orisha Oko
Farm God. The primary spirit of agriculture and fertility.
Farm God. The primary spirit of agriculture and fertility.
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Farm God. The primary spirit of agriculture and fertility.
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Beneficial. The god of medicine and healing.
Beneficial. The god of medicine and healing.
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Beneficial. The god of medicine and healing.
!! Aroni
The one with a withered limb. Dangerous god of the wilderness.
The one with a withered limb. Dangerous god of the wilderness.
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The one with a withered limb. Dangerous god of the wilderness.
!! Aja
Wild vine. Benevolent goddess of the wilderness.
Wild vine. Benevolent goddess of the wilderness.
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Wild vine. Benevolent goddess of the wilderness.
!! Oya
God of the Harmattan wind.
God of the Harmattan wind.
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God of the Harmattan wind.
!! Ibeji
To beget two. God and protector of twins.
To beget two. God and protector of twins.
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To beget two. God and protector of twins.
!! Oshunmare
The Great Snake of the Underneath. The god of the rainbow.
The Great Snake of the Underneath. The god of the rainbow.
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The Great Snake of the Underneath. The god of the rainbow.
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Mountain. God of mountains, rugged terrain, landslides, and rockslides.
Mountain. God of mountains, rugged terrain, landslides, and rockslides.
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Mountain. God of mountains, rugged terrain, landslides, and rockslides.
!! Ochosi
God of the hunt.
God of the hunt.
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God of the hunt.
!! Orun
The Sun god.
The Sun god.
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The Sun god.
!! Oshu
The Moon goddess.
The Moon goddess.
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The Moon goddess.
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Owner of four heads. Protector god of towns. Or representative of the four gods of the cardinal directions.
Owner of four heads. Protector god of towns. Or representative of the four gods of the cardinal directions.
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Owner of four heads. Protector god of towns. Or representative of the four gods of the cardinal directions.
!! Oduduwa
The source of existence. Divine king and ancestor of the Yoruba race.
The source of existence. Divine king and ancestor of the Yoruba race.
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The source of existence. Divine king and ancestor of the Yoruba race.
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My issue is resolved. Grandson of Oduduwa. The first Alaafin of the Oyo empire. Warrior god.
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God of wealth.
Farm God. The primary spirit of agriculture and fertility.
Beneficial. The god of medicine and healing.
The one with a withered limb. Dangerous god of the wilderness.
Wild vine. Benevolent goddess of the wilderness.
God of the Harmattan wind.
To beget two. God and protector of twins.
The Great Snake of the Underneath. The god of the rainbow.
Mountain. God of mountains, rugged terrain, landslides, and rockslides.
God of the hunt.
The Sun god.
The Moon goddess.
Owner of four heads. Protector god of towns. Or representative of the four gods of the cardinal directions.
The source of existence. Divine king and ancestor of the Yoruba race.
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My issue is resolved. Grandson of Oduduwa. The first Alaafin of the Oyo empire. Warrior god.
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Owner of the sea. As the name indicates, Olokun is the sea divinity.
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!! Olorun
Owner of the Sky. Olorun is the supreme deity of Yoruba mythology. Aloof and mysterious, he is associated with the heavens. All powerful and all knowing, he stopped involving himself with the affairs of the world long ago. Unlike the other Orishas he has no shrines, images, or offerings. Olorun is traditionally only invoked out of utter desperation as he is not known to respond to anyone's cries. His counterpart in Myth/GbeMythology is Mawu.
* AboveTheGods: In comparison to Olorun the Orishas are functionally equivalent to Abrahamic angels or saints.
* HaveYouSeenMyGod?: According to Yoruba Muslims and Christians he was with us all along, we just don't listen to him. According to traditionalists he really just doesn't care most of the time.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Olodumare is beyond anyone's understanding.
Owner of the Sky. Olorun is the supreme deity of Yoruba mythology. Aloof and mysterious, he is associated with the heavens. All powerful and all knowing, he stopped involving himself with the affairs of the world long ago. Unlike the other Orishas he has no shrines, images, or offerings. Olorun is traditionally only invoked out of utter desperation as he is not known to respond to anyone's cries. His counterpart in Myth/GbeMythology is Mawu.
* AboveTheGods: In comparison to Olorun the Orishas are functionally equivalent to Abrahamic angels or saints.
* HaveYouSeenMyGod?: According to Yoruba Muslims and Christians he was with us all along, we just don't listen to him. According to traditionalists he really just doesn't care most of the time.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Olodumare is beyond anyone's understanding.
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!! Oramfe
The Almighty. Oramfe is the sky father and storm deity, this role was later passed onto Shango.
* BreathWeapon: Oramfe breathes fire at his enemies
* GodOfThunder: Less well known than Shango, but still very important in the HolyCity of Ife.
* TheMaker: Shared this role with Olorun in that Olorun is the origin of all things, but it was Oramfe who shaped the universe as we know it.
* TopGod: Used to rule over the pantheon.
The Almighty. Oramfe is the sky father and storm deity, this role was later passed onto Shango.
* BreathWeapon: Oramfe breathes fire at his enemies
* GodOfThunder: Less well known than Shango, but still very important in the HolyCity of Ife.
* TheMaker: Shared this role with Olorun in that Olorun is the origin of all things, but it was Oramfe who shaped the universe as we know it.
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!! Obatala
Lord of the White Cloth. Obatala is the god of purity, visions, creation, and the unborn.
Lord of the White Cloth. Obatala is the god of purity, visions, creation, and the unborn.
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!! Odudua
The Black One. Odudua is the goddess of motherhood, love, and the earth.
The Black One. Odudua is the goddess of motherhood, love, and the earth.
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!! Aganju
The Wilderness. Aganju is a warrior god who is associated with volcanic activity by Cuban worshippers.
The Wilderness. Aganju is a warrior god who is associated with volcanic activity by Cuban worshippers.
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!! Yemoja
Mother of Fish. Yemoja is guardian over rivers, women, and children.
Mother of Fish. Yemoja is guardian over rivers, women, and children.
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!! Shango
Wild Striker. Once a king of Oyo, Shango is now the god of thunder and lightning.
Wild Striker. Once a king of Oyo, Shango is now the god of thunder and lightning.
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!! Orunmila
Witness of Fate and Second to Olodumare, Orunmila is the god of wisdom as well as prophecy.
Witness of Fate and Second to Olodumare, Orunmila is the god of wisdom as well as prophecy.
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