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The following is a list of Yoruba orisha (òrìṣà), or deities. List of orisha. Name Deity Of ... Goddess of Water, Purity, Fertility, Love, and Sensuality
Pages in category "Yoruba goddesses" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ayao; E. Egungun-oya; I.
Yoruba goddesses (11 P) Yoruba gods (18 P) Pages in category "Yoruba deities" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. ... Yoruba. Aja (Aje) Ayao; Egungun-oya; Iyami Aje; Oba; Olokun; Orisa Oluwa; Oshun;
Shrine to Oshun in the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and beauty, and the Osun River, and of wealth and prosperity in Voodoo.
Sekhmet, protective lioness goddess of war, along with some elements of disease and curing of disease. Sometimes referenced in relation to the sun and its power, so possibly had to do with upkeep of the sun at times and fire; Wadjet, the protective serpent goddess who sends fire to burn her enemies
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 traditional Yoruba culture and spirituality, Yemọja is a mother spirit; patron spirit of women, especially pregnant women; She is the patron deity of the Ogun river (Odò Ògùn) but she has other rivers that are dedicated to her throughout Yorùbáland. In addition, she is also worshipped at almost any stream, creek, springs in addition ...