An app by Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá
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.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google PlayToday: Ògún
Ògún is the Yorùbá god of war and iron. He supplied the iron chain with which the 400 Òrìṣà descended from Ọ̀run-òkè to Òkè-Àrà in ancient Ilé-Ifẹ̀, and with his machete he made the path that led the Òrìṣà to Ilé-Ifẹ̀.
A different Òrìṣà greets you each day.
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Type Ṣàngó, or Shango. Tone marks are optional.
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
- Aganjú
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Ẹlẹ́gbára
- Erinlẹ̀
- Èṣù
- Ìbejì
- Ifá (Ọ̀rúnmìlà)
- Nàná Bùùkúù
- Ọbà
- Ọbalúayé
- Ọbalùfọ̀n
- Ọbàtálá
- Ọlọ́sà
- Ọ̀rànmíyàn
- Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì
- Ọ̀ṣun
- Ọ̀sanyìn
- Ọya
- Odùduwà
- Ògún
- Olókun
- Òrìṣàoko
- Òṣùmàrè
- Òsùn
- Ṣàngó
- Yemọja
- Yewa
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.
Simple pricing
Lifetime
$9.99One payment. Available through 1 January 2027 only, and never offered again.
Yearly
$1.99Per year. Yearly subscribers can upgrade to Lifetime through 1 January 2027, with their year counted toward the price.
Èṣù, Ògún and Ọ̀ṣun are free to read in the app. The yearly plan renews until you cancel it.
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Babaláwo · Professor of Philosophy, Howard University · Founding President, Ifá University.