Olodumare
Olodumare's divine emissaries.
Who are the Orisha?
Deity of iron, tools, and labor.
Who is Ogun?
Natural areas housing sacred groves.
What are Igbo?
Often combined with Esu as a single Orisha.
Who is Elegua?
One of the highest rates of this in the world, often celebrated as being connected to the Ibeji.
What is the rate of twin births?
Something not present in Yoruba worship of Olodumare that is common in other religions.
What are direct shrines or a priesthood?
Messenger of the crossroads and keeper of paths.
Who is Esu?
Guides a person's life path and destiny.
What is Ori?
Fierce goddess of wind, cemeteries, and rebirth.
Who is Oya?
Giant precolonial Yoruba empire.
A system that allows key spiritual agents to connect the Orisha to humanity.
What is Ifa Divination?
Deity of thunder, fire, and justice.
Who is Shango?
The Yoruba Visible World.
What is Aye?
Spirit of Ifa Divination.
Who is Orunmila?
Four major locations of Yoruba people outside of West Africa.
What are Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, and the United States
Olodumare's physical traits.
What is genderless and formless?
Mother goddess associated with the ocean.
Who is Yemoja?
The universal life force that makes things happen.
What is Ase?
Sovereign of the deep ocean and vast wealth.
Who is Olokun?
The language of the Yoruba people.
What is the Niger-Congo language?
The role that Olodumare plays in the universe.
What is the ultimate judge?
Deity of peace, wisdom, and purity.
Who is Obatala?
The Yoruba name for the Spiritual World.
What is Orun?
Deity of illness and disease.
Who is Obaluaye?
Countries where most Yoruba people live.
What are Nigeria, Benin, and Togo?