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href="/wiki/File:Isese_religion.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The Global symbol of Ìṣẹ̀ṣe"><img alt="The Global symbol of Ìṣẹ̀ṣe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Isese_religion.png/250px-Isese_religion.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Isese_religion.png/500px-Isese_religion.png 1.5x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #93C572;"> <b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Yoruba_deities" title="List of Yoruba deities">Deities</a></b></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/God" title="God">God</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cl%E1%BB%8Drun" title="Ọlọrun">Ọlọrun / Olodumare</a> / <a href="/wiki/Olofi" class="mw-redirect" title="Olofi">Olofin</a> <br /></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Orisha</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Aganju" title="Aganju">Aganju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agemo_(deity)" title="Agemo (deity)">Agemo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajaka" title="Ajaka">Ajaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayao" title="Ayao">Ayao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babal%C3%BA-Ay%C3%A9" title="Babalú-Ayé">Babalú-Ayé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elegua" title="Elegua">Elegua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erinle" class="mw-redirect" title="Erinle">Erinle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eshu" title="Eshu">Eshu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibeji" title="Ibeji">Ibeji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oduduwa" title="Oduduwa">Oduduwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogun" title="Ogun">Ogun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olokun" title="Olokun">Olokun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ori_(Yoruba)" title="Ori (Yoruba)">Ori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oko_(Orisha)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oko (Orisha)">Oko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oshumare" class="mw-redirect" title="Oshumare">Oshumare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cba" class="mw-redirect" title="Ọba">Ọba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cbatala" title="Ọbatala">Ọbatala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cranyan" title="Ọranyan">Ọranyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Crunmila" title="Ọrunmila">Ọrunmila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Csanyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ọsanyin">Ọsanyin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8C%E1%B9%A3%E1%BB%8D%E1%BB%8Dsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ọṣọọsi">Ọṣọọsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8C%E1%B9%A3un" class="mw-redirect" title="Ọṣun">Ọṣun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cya" title="Ọya">Ọya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shango" title="Shango">Shango</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yem%E1%BB%8Dja" title="Yemọja">Yemọja</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #93C572;"> Beliefs</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A%E1%B9%A3%E1%BA%B9" title="Aṣẹ">Aṣẹ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayagunna" title="Ayagunna">Ayagunna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_religion#Creation" title="Yoruba religion">Cosmology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egbere" title="Egbere">Egbere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_religion#Irunmọlẹ" title="Yoruba religion">Irunmọlẹ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/If%C3%A1" title="Ifá">Ifá</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ori_(Yoruba)" title="Ori (Yoruba)">Ori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ori%E1%B9%A3a" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriṣa">Oriṣa</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #93C572;"> Practices</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ajere_Ifa" title="Ajere Ifa">Ajere Ifa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babalawo" title="Babalawo">Babalawo</a>/<a href="/wiki/Iyalawo" title="Iyalawo">Iyalawo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowrie-shell_divination" title="Cowrie-shell divination">Cowrie-shell divination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egungun" title="Egungun">Egungun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epa_mask" title="Epa mask">Epa mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%E1%BA%B9l%E1%BA%B9d%E1%BA%B9" title="Gẹlẹdẹ">Gẹlẹdẹ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letra_del_a%C3%B1o" title="Letra del año">Letra del año</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obi_divination" title="Obi divination">Obi divination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osanyin_staff" title="Osanyin staff">Osanyin staff</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #93C572;"> Variants</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Theological_Archministry" title="African Theological Archministry">African Theological Archministry</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9" title="Candomblé">Candomblé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9_Ketu" title="Candomblé Ketu">Ketu</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C3%A9l%C3%A9" title="Kélé">Kélé</a> (Saint Lucia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quimbanda" title="Quimbanda">Quimbanda</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa" title="Santería">Santería</a> (Cuba)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambor_de_Mina" title="Tambor de Mina">Tambor de Mina</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_Orisha" title="Trinidad Orisha">Trinidad Orisha</a> (Trinidad)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbanda" title="Umbanda">Umbanda</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_religion" title="Yoruba religion">Yoruba religion</a> (Nigeria)</li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #93C572;"> Sacred sites</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ife" class="mw-redirect" title="Ife">Ile Ife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyo,_Oyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Oyo, Oyo">Oyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osun-Osogbo" title="Osun-Osogbo">Osun-Osogbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #93C572;"> Legendary figures</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oduduwa" title="Oduduwa">Oduduwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oranyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Oranyan">Oranyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moremi_Ajasoro" title="Moremi Ajasoro">Moremi Ajasoro</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Orisa-If%C3%A1_sidebar" title="Template:Orisa-Ifá sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Orisa-If%C3%A1_sidebar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Orisa-Ifá sidebar (page does not 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The preferred spelling varies depending on the language in question: <b>òrìṣà</b> is the spelling in the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba language</a>, <b>orixá</b> in <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>, and <b>orisha</b>, <b>oricha</b>, <b>orichá</b> or <b>orixá</b> in <a href="/wiki/Hispanophone" title="Hispanophone">Spanish-speaking countries</a>. </p><p>According to the teachings of these religions, the orishas are spirits sent by the supreme creator, <a href="/wiki/Olodumare" class="mw-redirect" title="Olodumare">Olodumare</a>, to assist humanity and to teach them to be successful on <i>Ayé</i> (Earth). Rooted in the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_religion" title="Yoruba religion">native religion of the Yoruba people</a>, most orishas are said to have previously existed in <b>òrún</b>—the spirit world—and then became <b>Irúnmọlẹ̀</b>—spirits or <a href="/wiki/Divine" class="mw-redirect" title="Divine">divine</a> beings <a href="/wiki/Incarnate" class="mw-redirect" title="Incarnate">incarnated</a> as human on Earth.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irunmole took upon a human identity and lived as ordinary humans in the physical world, but because they had their origin in the divine, they had great wisdom and power at the moment of their creation. </p><p>The orishas found their way to most of the <a href="/wiki/New_World" title="New World">New World</a> as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade" title="Atlantic slave trade">Atlantic slave trade</a> and are now expressed in practices as varied as <a href="/wiki/Haitian_Vodou" title="Haitian Vodou">Haitian Vodou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa" title="Santería">Santería</a>, <a href="/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9_Ketu" title="Candomblé Ketu">Candomblé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_Orisha" title="Trinidad Orisha">Trinidad Orisha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Umbanda" title="Umbanda">Umbanda</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oyotunji" title="Oyotunji">Oyotunji</a>, among others. The concept of òrìṣà is similar to those of deities in the traditional religions of the <a href="/wiki/Bini_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bini people">Bini people</a> of <a href="/wiki/Edo_State" title="Edo State">Edo State</a> in southern Nigeria, the <a href="/wiki/Ewe_people" title="Ewe people">Ewe people</a> of <a href="/wiki/Benin" title="Benin">Benin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Fon_people" title="Fon people">Fon people</a> of Benin.<sup id="cite_ref-baxter_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baxter-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Number">Number</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yoruba tradition often says that there are 400 + 1 orishas, which is associated with a sacred number. Other sources suggest that the number is "as many as you can think of, plus one more – an innumerable number". Different oral traditions refer to 400, 700, or 1,440 orishas.<sup id="cite_ref-Clark2012_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-falola_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-falola-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MerWeb1999_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MerWeb1999-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beliefs">Beliefs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Beliefs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Practitioners traditionally believe that daily life depends on proper alignment and knowledge of one's <i>Orí</i>. Ori literally means the head, but in spiritual matters, it is taken to mean a portion of the <a href="/wiki/Soul" title="Soul">soul</a> that determines personal <a href="/wiki/Destiny" title="Destiny">destiny</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-b_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some orishas are rooted in ancestor worship; warriors, kings, and founders of cities were celebrated after death and joined the pantheon of Yoruba deities. The ancestors did not die but were seen to have "disappeared" and become orishas. Some orishas based on historical figures are confined to worship in their families or towns of origin; others are venerated across wider geographic areas.<sup id="cite_ref-b_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ase">Ase</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ase"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Ase_(Yoruba)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ase (Yoruba)">Ase</a></i> is the life-force that runs through all things, living and inanimate, and is described as the power to make things happen. It is an affirmation that is used in greetings and <a href="/wiki/Prayers" class="mw-redirect" title="Prayers">prayers</a>, as well as a concept of spiritual growth. Orìṣà devotees strive to obtain Ase through <i>iwa-pele</i>, gentle and good <a href="/wiki/Moral_character" title="Moral character">character</a>, and in turn they experience alignment with the ori, what others might call inner <a href="/wiki/Peace" title="Peace">peace</a> and satisfaction with life. Ase is divine <a href="/wiki/Energy" title="Energy">energy</a> that comes from Olodumare, the <a href="/wiki/Creator_deity" title="Creator deity">creator deity</a>, and is manifested through Olorun, who rules the heavens and is associated with the Sun. Without the Sun, no life could exist, just as life cannot exist without some degree of ashe. Ase is sometimes associated with <a href="/wiki/Eshu" title="Eshu">Eshu</a>, the messenger orisha.<sup id="cite_ref-Pelton1989_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pelton1989-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For practitioners, ashe represents a link to the eternal presence of the supreme deity, the orishas, and the ancestors.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The concept is regularly referenced in <a href="/wiki/Capoeira" title="Capoeira">Brazilian capoeira</a>. Axé in this context is used as a greeting or farewell, in songs and as a form of praise. Saying that someone "has axé" in capoeira is complimenting their energy, fighting spirit, and attitude.<sup id="cite_ref-MerWeb1999_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MerWeb1999-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pantheon">Pantheon</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pantheon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_(15659893633).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_%2815659893633%29.jpg/261px-Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_%2815659893633%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="261" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_%2815659893633%29.jpg/392px-Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_%2815659893633%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_%2815659893633%29.jpg/522px-Dique_do_Toror%C3%B3_-_Foto_-_Tereza_Torres_-_Setur_%2815659893633%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Statues of Orishas in the water at Dique do Tororó Park, <a href="/wiki/Salvador,_Bahia" title="Salvador, Bahia">Salvador</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahia" title="Bahia">Bahia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The orisa are grouped as those represented by the color white, who are characterized as <i>tutu</i> "cool, calm, gentle, and temperate"; and those represented by the colors red or black, who are characterized as <i>gbigbona</i> "bold, strong, assertive, and easily annoyed". Like humans, orishas may have a preferred color, food, or object. The traits of the orishas are documented through oral tradition.<sup id="cite_ref-falola_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-falola-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_orisha">List of orisha</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of orisha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="line-height:20px;text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:12%; color:#fff; background:navy;">Name </th> <th style="width:14%; color:#fff; background:navy;">Deity Of </th> <th style="width:4%; color:#fff; background:navy;">Ethnic Group </th> <th style="width:4%; color:#fff; background:navy;">Religion </th> <th style="width:14%; color:#fff; background:navy;">Member Of </th> <th style="width:4%; color:#fff; background:navy;">Homeland </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Agemo_(deity)" title="Agemo (deity)">Agemo</a> </td> <td>Chameleon, Servant </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aganju" title="Aganju">Aganju</a> </td> <td>Volcanoes, Wilderness, Desert, Fire </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Akògún </td> <td>Warrior, Hunter, Wear Straw </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ajaka" title="Ajaka">Ajaka</a> </td> <td>Peaceful, Love, Equality </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Talking_drum#Ayangalu" title="Talking drum">Ayangalu</a> </td> <td>Drummer, Gángan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ara Ara </td> <td>Weather, Storm, Thunder </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ayelala" title="Ayelala">Ayelala</a> </td> <td>Punishes Crime </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> (Part) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> (Part) </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> (Part) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Aroni </td> <td>Beauty Of Nature, Spirit Of The Forest, Herb, Plant, Tree </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alaafia </td> <td>Peace, Humble, Patience </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arun </td> <td>Diseases, Affliction </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Aje </td> <td>Wealth, Property, Prosperity, Fortune, Success </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Aye </td> <td>Passion, Environmentalism, Nature </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aja_(orisha)" title="Aja (orisha)">Aja</a> </td> <td>Wild, Herb, Plant, Leaf </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biri </td> <td>Darkness, Night, Midnight </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Babalu_Aye" class="mw-redirect" title="Babalu Aye">Babalu Aye</a> </td> <td>Smallpox, Epidemic Diseases, Healing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bayanni (Dada) </td> <td>Children, Dread Heads, Prosperity </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dada </td> <td>Children, Vegetables </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ela </td> <td>Manifestation & Light & Passion For Charity & Giving </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Edi </td> <td>Spirit Of Evil, Whisperer Of Undoing And Corruption </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Egungun" title="Egungun">Egungun</a> </td> <td>Sainted Dead </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Erinle" class="mw-redirect" title="Erinle">Erinle</a> </td> <td>Hunter, Earth, Natural Force Of Universe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eshu" title="Eshu">Eshu</a> </td> <td>Trickery, Crossroads, Misfortune, Chaos, Death, Travelers, Messenger </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ibeji" title="Ibeji">Ibeji</a> </td> <td>Twins </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iroko </td> <td>Tree, Wilderness </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iya_Nla" title="Iya Nla">Iya Nla</a> </td> <td>Primordial Spirit </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iku </td> <td>Death </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Imole </td> <td>Sunlight, Soothsayer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Logunede </td> <td>War & Hunting </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Moremi_Ajasoro" title="Moremi Ajasoro">Moremi</a> </td> <td>Saviour </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cba_(orisha)" title="Ọba (orisha)">Oba</a> </td> <td>River </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Obba </td> <td>Passion For Homemaking, Domestic Policies </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Obatala" class="mw-redirect" title="Obatala">Obatala</a> </td> <td>Creation </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oduduwa" title="Oduduwa">Oduduwa</a> </td> <td>Progenitor, Warrior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ogun" title="Ogun">Ogun</a> </td> <td>Warriors, Soldiers, Blacksmiths, Metal Workers, Craftsmen </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oke </td> <td>Mountain, Hill </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oko_(orisha)" title="Oko (orisha)">Oko</a> </td> <td>Agriculture, Farming, Fertility </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Olokun" title="Olokun">Olokun</a> </td> <td>Water, Health, Wealth </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Olumo_Rock" title="Olumo Rock">Olumo</a> </td> <td>Mountain </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cranyan" title="Ọranyan">Ọranyan</a> </td> <td>Progenitor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Orò </td> <td>Justice, Bullroarers </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oronsen" class="mw-redirect" title="Oronsen">Oronsen</a> </td> <td>Progenitor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Crunmila" title="Ọrunmila">Ọrunmila</a> </p> </td> <td>Wisdom, Knowledge, Ifa Divination, Philosophy, Fate, Destiny, Prophecy, Babalawo </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ori_(Yoruba)" title="Ori (Yoruba)">Ori</a> </td> <td>Beforelife, Afterlife, Destiny, Personal Identity </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><a href="/wiki/Osanyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Osanyin">Osanyin</a> </p> </td> <td>Herb, Plant, Nature, Herbalist, Magician </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oshosi" title="Oshosi">Oshosi</a> </td> <td>Hunt, Forest, Warrior, Justice </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><a href="/wiki/Oshun" title="Oshun">Oshun</a> </p> </td> <td>Goddess of Water, Purity, Fertility, Love, and Sensuality </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oshunmare" title="Oshunmare">Oshunmare</a> </td> <td>Rainbow, Serpent, Regeneration, Rebirth </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otin_River#Legend" title="Otin River">Otin</a> </td> <td>River, Fighter </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oya" class="mw-redirect" title="Oya">Oya</a> </td> <td>Storms, Wind, Thunder, Lightning, Dead </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shango" title="Shango">Shango</a> </td> <td>Thunder, Lightning, Fire, Justice, Dance, Virility </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shigidi </td> <td>Guardian Of Home & Environment </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yemoja" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemoja">Yemoja</a> </td> <td>Goddess Of Creation, Water, Moon, The Motherhood, Protection </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yewa" title="Yewa">Yewa</a> </td> <td>Yewa River </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_People" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba People">Yoruba People</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba Religion">Yoruba Religion</a> </td> <td>Orisha </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorubaland" title="Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-redirect" title="Yoruba mythology">Yoruba mythology</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/orisha">"orisha | deity | Britannica"</a>. <i>Encyclopaedia Britannica</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 93. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781442208810" title="Special:BookSources/9781442208810"><bdi>9781442208810</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Children+of+Oduduwa&rft.btitle=Then+We%27ll+Sing+a+New+Song%3A+African+Influences+on+America%27s+Religious+Landscape&rft.pages=93&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield+Publishers&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=9781442208810&rft.aulast=Clark&rft.aufirst=Mary+Ann&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D3Tl3vqx-BX0C%26q%3D%2522plus%2Bone%2Bmore%2522%2Borisha%26pg%3DPA93&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrisha" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-falola-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-falola_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-falola_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFFalola2016" class="citation book cs1">Falola, Toyin (2016). <i>Encyclopedia of the Yoruba</i>. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. <span class="nowrap">84–</span>85. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780253021441" title="Special:BookSources/9780253021441"><bdi>9780253021441</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+the+Yoruba&rft.place=Bloomington&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E84-%3C%2Fspan%3E85&rft.pub=Indiana+University+Press&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=9780253021441&rft.aulast=Falola&rft.aufirst=Toyin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrisha" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MerWeb1999-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MerWeb1999_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MerWeb1999_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation book cs1">"African Religions". <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780877790440"><i>Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions</i></a></span>. Merriam-Webster. 1999. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780877790440/page/20">20</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780877790440" title="Special:BookSources/9780877790440"><bdi>9780877790440</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=African+Religions&rft.btitle=Merriam-Webster%27s+Encyclopedia+of+World+Religions&rft.pages=20&rft.pub=Merriam-Webster&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=9780877790440&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9780877790440&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrisha" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pelton1989-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pelton1989_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRobert_D._Pelton1989" class="citation book cs1">Robert D. Pelton (1989). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/tricksterinwesta0000pelt"><i>The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight</i></a></span>. University of California Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-520-06791-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-520-06791-2"><bdi>978-0-520-06791-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Trickster+in+West+Africa%3A+A+Study+of+Mythic+Irony+and+Sacred+Delight&rft.pub=University+of+California+Press&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=978-0-520-06791-2&rft.au=Robert+D.+Pelton&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Ftricksterinwesta0000pelt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrisha" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cynthia Duncan, Ph.D., <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aboutsanteria.com/">About santeria</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orisha&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>E. Bolayi Idowu, <i>Olodumare: God in Yoruba Belief</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781881316961" title="Special:BookSources/9781881316961">9781881316961</a></li> <li>J. Omosade Awolalu, <i>Yoruba Beliefs & Sacrificial Rites</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9638787-3-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-9638787-3-5">0-9638787-3-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bascom" title="William Bascom">William Bascom</a>, <i>Sixteen Cowries</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Cabrera" title="Lydia Cabrera">Lydia Cabrera</a>, <i>El Monte: Igbo-Nfinda, Ewe Orisha/Vititi Nfinda</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89729-009-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-89729-009-7">0-89729-009-7</a></li> <li>Raul Canizares, <i>Cuban Santeria</i>.</li> <li>Chief Priest Ifayemi Elebuibon, <i>Apetebii: The Wife of Orunmila</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9638787-1-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-9638787-1-9">0-9638787-1-9</a></li> <li>Fakayode Fayemi Fatunde (2004) <i>Osun, The Manly Woman</i>. New York: Athelia Henrietta Press.</li> <li>James T. Houk, <i>Spirits, Blood, and Drums: The Orisha Religion of Trinidad</i>. 1995. Temple University Press.</li> <li>Jo Anna Hunter, "Oro Pataki Aganju: A Cross Cultural Approach Towards the Understanding of the Fundamentos of the Orisa Aganju in Nigeria and Cuba". In <i>Orisa Yoruba God and Spiritual Identity in Africa and the Diaspora, edited by Toyin Falola, Ann Genova</i>. New Jersey: Africa World Press, Inc. 2006.</li> <li>Baba Ifa Karade, <i>The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts</i>, Weiser Books, York Beach, New York, 1994. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87728-789-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-87728-789-9">0-87728-789-9</a></li> <li>Gary Edwards (Author), John Mason (Author), <i>Black Gods – Orisa Studies in the New World</i>, 1998. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-881244-08-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-881244-08-3">1-881244-08-3</a></li> <li>John Mason, <i>Olokun: Owner of Rivers and Seas</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-881244-05-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-881244-05-9">1-881244-05-9</a></li> <li>John Mason, <i>Orin Orisa: Songs for selected Heads</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-881244-06-7" title="Special:BookSources/1-881244-06-7">1-881244-06-7</a></li> <li>David M. O'Brien, <i>Animal Sacrifice and Religious Freedom: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah</i>.</li> <li>S. Solagbade Popoola, <i>Ikunle Abiyamo: It is on Bent Knees that I gave Birth</i>. 2007. Asefin Media Publication</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Farris_Thompson" title="Robert Farris Thompson">Robert Farris Thompson</a>, <i>Flash of the Spirit</i>.</li> <li>Robert D Pelton, <i>The Trickster in West Africa</i> chapters on Eshu and Legba. 1989. University of California Press</li> <li>J Lorand Matory, <i>Black Atlantic Religion</i>. 2009. 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