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: Ọlọ́sà
Ọlọ́sà is the divinity of Ọ̀sà, the lagoon system stretching from Cotonou in Benin Republic, through Lagos in Nigeria, to the riverine areas of the Niger delta. Like Yemọja and Ọ̀ṣun, she is a protector of fishes. She is gentle and friendly but also deceptive, should never be taken for granted, and loves children.
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
- Ọpọ́n Ifá
- Ọ̀rànmíyàn
- Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì
- Ọ̀ṣun
- Ọ̀sanyìn
- Ọya
- Odùduwà
- Ògún
- Olókun
- Orí
- 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.
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Introductory price through January 1, 2027, then $4.99.
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$0.99Per year.
Twelve entries, including Èṣù, Ọ̀ṣun and Ọbàtálá, 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.