Definition of Obatala. Meaning of Obatala. Synonyms of Obatala

- Obatala is an orisha in the Yoruba religion that is believed to have been given the task to create the Earth but failed the task by being drunk on palm...
- Obatala is a genus of African tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Obatala armata. It was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967...
- their story of creation. Obatala, Oduduwa's sibling, and Oduduwa here are represented symbolically by a calabash, with Obatala taking the top and Oduduwa...
- create. It was ultimately Obatala who had the responsibility of imprisoning Olokun in their domain. Knowing this, Obatala went to Ogun and asked him...
- Nigerian journalist J.K. Obatala, writing about a month after Coppens' death, described him as an "ancient alien buff." Obatala credited Coppens with helping...
- duality, beginnings and balance Ibeji - twin orisha of vitality and youth Ọbàtálá - creator of human bodies; orisha of light, spiritual purity, and moral...
- Ife valley (The Obatala group and the Oduduwa group), which resulted in a devastating civil war. Pitching their tents in the Obatala camp were; Obamakin...
- religion, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ was founded by the order of the Supreme God Olódùmarè by Obatala. It then fell into the hands of his brother Oduduwa, which created enmity...
- sacred areas of worship, no iconography. His ordained are known to be Obatalá of which he appointed his divine sun OlúwaṢójon. Olorun is outlying, distant...
- case, after Oduduwa's short reign, Ọbàtálá re-emerged as the king of Ile-Ife and the throne was rotated between Obatala and Obalufon houses until the return...