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Meet the Òrìṣà

Who each one is, what they govern, how they are saluted and fed, who they walk with, and where the knowledge comes from.

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Painting of Ọbásìn
73 Òrìṣà
100 entries
Every entry cited

Today: Ọbásìn

In Ifẹ̀ tradition recorded in the 1930s, Ọbásìn was a woman who saved Ilé-Ifẹ̀ from an Igbo invasion and a daughter of Ọ̀ránfẹ̀. The record names a chief priest, the Obaléyan, and connects the cult to the Isoja lineage. No current account has been reached.

A different Òrìṣà greets you each day.

Built on sources

A scholar's foundation

Its core is the glossary of major Yorùbá divinities by Wándé Abímbọ́lá and Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá.

Every entry cited

Each entry lists its sources, so you can see what is documented and where.

Nigerian tradition first

Diaspora practice is respected and labelled as such, never mixed into accounts of Yorùbá land.

Major Òrìṣà

And many more, including local Òrìṣà from Ilé-Ifẹ̀, Èkìtì and beyond. New names are added as research continues in Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.

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Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá

Babaláwo · Professor of Philosophy, Howard University · Founding President, Ifá University.

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