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Aganjú - orisha that was a warrior king, walked with a sword as a staff, and is associated with fire. He is not associated with volcanoes in Yorùbáland in West Africa, contrary to what is believed in Cuban-style practice of orisa. Agemo - the chameleon servant of the supreme god Olorun. Ọbalúayé - orisha of the Earth and strongly ...
Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia; Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun; Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes; Svarog, the bright god of fire, smithing, and the sun, and is sometimes considered as the creator
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The Yorùbá believe that previous bearers of a name have an impact on the influence of the name in a child's life. Yorùbá names are traditionally classified into five categories: [2] Orúko Àmútọ̀runwá 'Destiny Names', ("names assumed to be brought from heaven" or derived from a religious background). Examples are: Àìná, Ìgè, and ...
Oluwafeyisayo – This is a name for girls, and it means God uses this (one) to add to (my) joy/God Has Turned This Gift into Joy. Oluwatobi – A name for both boys and girls meaning God is big, or God is mighty. Oluwatofunmi – A Yoruba name for girls meaning God is enough for me, or God is sufficient for me. Oluwatomiwa – Given to both ...
While researching the projects, he noticed similarities between elements of Yoruba and Western mythology, such as the Yoruba deity Sango and Norse god Thor, both of whom are deities of thunder and ...
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 ...
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