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Name Deity Of Ethnic Group Religion Member Of Homeland Adewole Star god, third son of olorun,god of balance , god of Truth and justice,teleportation, telekinesis, shapeshifting, invisibility, flight, X-ray vision, time travel, and enhanced intelligence. Yoruba people Yoruba religion Yorubaland Agemo: Chameleon, Servant Yoruba People: Yoruba ...
Pages in category "Yoruba gods" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aganju; Agemo (deity)
Yoruba gods (18 P) Pages in category "Yoruba deities" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of African spirits as well as deities found within the traditional African religions. It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in ...
A symbol of the Yoruba religion (Isese) with labels Yoruba divination board Opon Ifá. According to Kola Abimbola, the Yorubas have evolved a robust cosmology. [1] Nigerian Professor for Traditional African religions, Jacob K. Olupona, summarizes that central for the Yoruba religion, and which all beings possess, is known as "Ase", which is "the empowered word that must come to pass," the ...
From the Yoruba language, Olorun's name is a contraction of the words oní (which denotes ownership or rulership) and ọ̀run (which means the Heavens, abode of the spirits). Another name, Olodumare, comes from the phrase "O ní odù mà rè" meaning "the owner of the source of creation that does not become empty," "or the All Sufficient".
List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere; List of fictional deities; List of goddesses; List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king; Names of God, names of deities of monotheistic religions
In Yoruba religion, Ogun is a primordial orisha in Yoruba Land. In some traditions, he is said to have cleared a path for the other orisha to enter Earth, using a metal axe and with the assistance of a dog. To commemorate this, one of his praise names, or oriki, is Osin Imole or the "first of the primordial Orisha to come to Earth". He is the ...