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Ancient Yoruba Orisha, Shangó. Deity of lightning, thunder, fire, drums and dance.
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Shango
Orisha of Masculinity, Fire, Thunder, Father Sky and a warrior god
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Ogun is the god of iron, war, and labor. He is the owner of all technology, and clears obstacles with his machete. It is said that it was Ogun who had given strength to the Haitian revolution in 1804. He is often called to bring freedom and justice if there is a repressive government. In addition, he is also called to bring work for the unemployed. He is also linked with blood, and is sometimes called upon to heal diseases of the blood. It is said that women should not work with him during their menstruation.
Yemaya
Graysun Stance
The art of hairplaiting and hairdressing is an important one for women in Yoruba mythology. The river goddess Oshun takes charge of that profession, for which reason she has been nicknamed Sheegesi ‘the Hair Expert with the Beaded Comb’. Still treasuring this heritage, cult members of Yeye Olorisha in Owo spend hours and sometimes days doing their hair elaborately for the annual Igogo festival to honour Oronsen, a female deity. The hairdo is not considered complete without the insertion of ornate brass and, of recent, plastic combs which hold up bright red parrot feathers. Dressed thus, these women at the peak of their performance in the Igogo festival create their own aesthetic atmosphere, magically charging it with their ‘bird power’. This ‘bird power’ like ashe, ‘a form of prophetic power’, enables women to accomplish anything that they wish. It is probably because of this power also that men fear to move too close to these cult members as they believe that they may lose their sexual potency.
—Woman in Yoruba Religious Images
Author(s): Rowland Abiodun
Source: African Languages and Cultures, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1989), pp. 1-18
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Oshun is the Orisha of the waters, love, wealth, beauty and marriages. She is also known to help women conceive when no other intervention has succeeded. She is the most popular saint in Cuba, as she symbolizes the epitome of female sensuality. Those who ask for her assistance will normally make an altar to her using the following correspondences …read more…
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