Ayao is a female Orisha's sister Oya, is not recorded, although the daughters of Oya delivered. He lives in a basin painted in red wine and hanging from the ceiling by chains, eat next to Oya, but not the floor.
It is found in the roots of the ceiba with Iroko. He served at a table with tablecloth and flowers and presents at the foot of the ceiba. It was the same animal sacrifice themselves to Oya. Orisha is a chaste and very similar in characteristics to Shango.