Yoruba Pantheon

The Yorubas named, identified and deified the powers of nature and called Orishas, however, despite their diversity of deities may be considered as a monotheistic religion, since they consider to Olodumare as single omnipotent God. The Yoruba pantheon account with 401 different deities. The complexity of their cosmology has led Western scholars to compare the Yoruba society in ancient Greece, however, there is a big difference because in the Greco-Roman religion its main deity had characteristics associated with the Shango Yoruba, not becomes the supreme God.

adsensein The Yoruba supreme God, or Olorun Olodumare has no organized priesthood and temples in his honor, although it is invoked and asked his blessing. The Yoruba religion says that when a person dies, his soul enters the realm of the ancestors from which these continue to have influence over the land. That is why the cult of ancestors (eggun) plays an important role in Yoruba religion. Some are important Orishas Eshu, who rules the destiny Shango, the god of thunder and Ogoun, god of iron and modern technology.
The Yoruba religion varies significantly from one kingdom to another, the same deity may be male and female in a village in the next, which is why the same deities have various ways according to how you revere, but ultimately their essential characteristics are the same, so it may be the case that the characteristics of two gods can be included in a single deity. In summary, despite the multiplicity of deities, it is considered that the Yoruba religion is a monotheistic religion with a single omnipotent creator god who governs the universe, along with hundreds of minor deities, each with a specific power.

Because African slaves came to America could not freely practice their religion, they hid under their Gods multiplicity African Catholic saints according to a relationship where they sought similar characteristics between them. This resulted in a syncretism in the Yoruba diaspora, where today the same African deity can be called indifferently by his African name or Catholic, an example is Shango or Santa Barbara. Below is a list of names of the Orishas in the Yoruba Afro-Cuban religion.

1. Agayu. San Cristobal.
2. Watered down so. Santa Filomena.
3. Babalu-aye. San Lazaro.
4. Shango. Santa Barbara.
5. Dada (obañeñe). San Ramon Nonato and Our Lady of the Rosary.
6. Eledda. The guardian angel.
7. Elefuro. La Virgen del Carmen.
8. Elegua-Eshu. The single soul, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Benedict the Moor and the Holy Child of Atocha.
9. Elle cosun. Saint Lucia.
10. Ibeyis or twins. St. Cosmas and St. Damian.
11. Igui. San lucas.
12. Inle. San Rafael and San Roque.
13. Iroko. The Immaculate Conception.
14. Nana Buruku. Santa ana and the Virgin of the road.
15. Oba nani. Santa Catalina and Santa Rita de Cassia.
16. Obbatala. The grants, St. Joseph the Worker, crucified Jesus, Saint Lucia, St. Joachim, St. Hedwig, the Blessed Sacrament.
17. Obba Moor. Jesus of Nazareth.
18. Oduduwa. The Blessed Sacrament.
19. Oshosi. St. Norbert, St. Hubert.
20. Oshumare. San Bartolome.
21. Oshun. Caridad copper.
22. Oggun. St. Peter, St. John, St. Paul, St. George, St. James, San Antonio Abad.
23. Oggun chibiriki. San Miguel Arcangel.
24. Oke. St. Robert.
25. Olofin. Jesus Christ.
26. Olodumare. Great power of God.
27. Olorun. Holy Spirit.
28. Olokun. The Virgin of rule.
29. Olosi. Satan.
30. Oguidai. San Bartolome.
31. Orisha oko. San Isidro Labrador.
32. Orula, Orunmila. St. Francis of Assisi.
33. Osain. San Antonio Abad and San wild.
34. Oya. The Virgin of Candelaria and the Virgen del Carmen.
35. Osagriñan. San Jose.
36. Osun. San Juan Bautista.
37. Inle. San Julian.
38. Yemaya. The Virgin of rule.
39. Yewa. Our Lady of the homeless, Our Lady of Montserrat, St. Clare of Assisi and Santa Rosa de Lima.

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IFA en Argentina
escrito por grace , febrero 28, 2010

necesito contactarme con un mayor soy de Mar del Plata urgente , gracias

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Tengo dudas.
escrito por Carlos Arce. , abril 29, 2010

Saludos¡¡ Tengo las siguientes dudas: Mi madre antes de moriri me encargo hacermke cargo de sus collares, un ellegua con sombrero rojo y puntos negros, me he sentido muy protegido pero tamben extremadamnte agresivo, la sangre y la crne crudo me despiertan muchisimo apetito.no tengo una idea clara de que es lo que sucedio.alguien que me ayude a aclarar mi duda?
sueño con mujeres fallecidas y tengo breves viiones de lo que sucede en un futuro. ademas llego a mis manos un cinturon o fajilla de cuentas de caracol y cuentas rojas sufri una cortadura en la mano izquierda a la altura de mi meñique y tanto mi ellegua como los collares y la fajilla se impregnaron de mi sangre, todo esto tiene un verdaderoio sentido?

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solicitud ayuda con oshun
escrito por k_david , mayo 13, 2010

hola, estoy pidiendole a oshun por una persona que vuelva a mi. como hago, que le ofrezco a oshun
gracias

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