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    of the priests of Yemọja believe that she used her fresh water to help Ọbàtálá in the molding of human beings out of clay. Yemọja is often depicted as...
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  • instructed to offer food and beverages as sacrifices to Oya on a riverbank. Yemọja - a mother goddess; patron deity of women and of the Ogun river Yemowo -...
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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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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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    spiritual cosmology where the gods Ogun, Shango, Shakpana, Ọya, Oshun, and Yemọja (and other gods on her level) exist, being as respectively powerful compared...
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  • Earth Symbol crescent moon • python Ethnic group Igbo Land southern Nigeria Consort Amadioha Equivalents Roman Juno • Ceres Bakongo Nzambici Yoruba Yemọja...
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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...
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    explains the origins of Gelede as beginning with Yemoja, the Mother of all the orisa and all living things. Yemoja could not have children and consulted an Ifa...
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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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  • Oko Olokun Olorun Osanyin Oshun Oshosi Oshumare Ori Orunmila Oya Shango Yemoja Osun Huveane Tharu uThixo Qamata Hlakanyana Amagqirha Tikoloshe Hlakanyana...
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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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  • 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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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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    group Yoruba people, Fon people Festivals Osun-Osogbo Genealogy Parents Yemoja (mother) Spouse Changó, Erinle Equivalents Canaanite Astarte Greek Aphrodite...
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  • Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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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...
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    Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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    Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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    Chaxiraxi Asase Yaa (Akan) Nana Buluku (Dahomey) Mami Wata (West African) Yemọja (Yoruba) Doumu Guanyin Mazu Nüwa Queen Mother of the West Izanami Samsin...
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    the origins of Gelede as beginning with Yemoja, "The Mother of all the orisa and all living things." Yemoja could not have children and consulted an...
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    the hair is cut during a special ritual. In Yoruba mythology, the Orisha Yemoja gave birth to a Dada who is a deified king in Yoruba. However, dreadlocks...
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    Oko Oshumare Ọba Ọbatala Ọranyan Ọrunmila Ọsanyin Ọṣọọsi Ọṣun Ọya Shango Yemọja Beliefs Aṣẹ Ayagunna Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere...
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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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    Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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  • Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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    Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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  • Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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    Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀, Ẹbọra Ọbàtálá Ọ̀sanyìn Ẹlẹ́gbà Yemọja Olókun Ṣàngó Ọyá Ògún Ọbalúayé Ọ̀ṣun Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì Ọ̀rúnmìlà Aganjú Òṣùmàrè...
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