2023年6月1日 · Types of Orishas. A religious object made from a buffalo horn and cowrie shells, by Yoruba artist (n.d). British Museum CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Scholars usually divide the orishas into three categories: primordial deities, natural deities, and deified ancestors. The primordial deities existed long before the creation of the earth and humanity.

2023年10月2日 · The Yoruba orishas and their diasporic religions have found their way into American pop culture. The television series American Gods, for example (based on the novel by Neil Gaiman), portrays some notable orishas, including Oshun, Yemoja, and Aje. In the third season of the show, Shango (referred to here as Chango) appears as the god of iron ...

2023年4月26日 · Oko and the Village of Irawo. Iron and wood staff of Orisha Oko (Opa Orisha Oko), by Yoruba artist (19th century).

2023年4月26日 · Eshu is the Yoruba god of trickery, mischief, accidents, and unpredictability. He carries sacrifices from humans to the gods and is well-known for deceiving both mortals and immortals.

2023年4月26日 · Orunmila (or Ifa) is the Yoruba god of divination, wisdom, and fate. He is a divine oracle who carries messages and advice from the gods to humankind.

2023年4月26日 · Yemaja is the mother of the oriṣas (gods) and the Yoruba goddess of fertility, birth, and motherhood. She is also a water goddess, serving as the source of all oceans, rivers, and lakes.

2023年4月26日 · Overview. Olokun is a Yoruba goddess of the ocean. Though the name “Olokun” is sometimes used as an epithet for Yemọja, the mother goddess and the source of all water, Olokun herself has a more specific domain: she is the goddess of the primordial seas that covered the world before the creation of the earth.

2023年4月26日 · Oya is the fierce Yoruba goddess of the Niger River. She is responsible for hurricanes, tornadoes, and strong winds of all kinds. She also guards the gates of death.

2023年4月26日 · Osanyin is the Yoruba god of herbal medicine, herbalists, and healing. He is particularly revered for curing ailments thought to stem from witchcraft.

2023年4月26日 · Obatala is the Yoruba god of creation and is worshipped as protector of the disabled. The Supreme Being tasked him with creating the earth and humankind, but while he was drunk, he malformed some of his creations.