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Yemọja (also: Yemaja, Yemanjá, Yemoyá, Yemayá;
there are many
different transliterations in
other languages) is the
major water spirit from the Yoruba...
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thought to be the
offspring of the
prehistoric god
Obatala and his wife
Yemoja. Oya is
linked to acts of
creation and fertility,
perhaps in acknowledgment...
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relationships to
other orisha. Babalú-Ayé is
often considered the son of
Yemoja and the
brother of Shango. However, some
religious lineages maintain that...
- Oko
Olokun Olorun Osanyin Oshun Oshosi Oshumare Ori
Orunmila Oya
Shango Yemoja Osun
Huveane Tharu uThixo Qamata Hlakanyana Amagqirha Tikoloshe Hlakanyana...
- the Candomblé
religion of Brazil,
Olokun is
venerated as the
mother of
Yemoja and the
owner of the sea. She is
recognized in Candomblé terreiros, but...
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religions regard certain rivers as the
originator of life. In
Yoruba religion,
Yemọja rules over the Ogun
River in modern-day
Nigeria and is
responsible for creating...
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wives of Sango), Olokun, Oya (one of the
three wives of Sango), Esu, Ososi,
Yemoja,
Sopona etc.,
nonetheless it is a fact of
truth that they had all impacted...
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friend of Oosa,
Ogiyan and Shango, as well as a one-time
husband of Oya and
Yemoja. Bees are said to be the
messengers of Oko. In
Brazilian Candomblé, he represents...
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genus is
known from only one species, I. palma. This fish is
named after Yemọja,
water spirit in
Brazilian mythology. With
length up to 60 cm (24 in), it...
- Oko
Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya
Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ
Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa
Practices Ajere...
