Nigerian-CitedRiver Òrìṣà

Ọ̀ṣun

Also known in Yorùbá as: Yèyé Òṣogbo · Ọ̀ṣun Ìpòndá · Ọ̀ṣun Ìjùmu · Ọ̀ṣun Ìjèṣà

Domain

the Ọ̀ṣun river; fresh water, fertility, beauty, wealth, healing, female cosmological power (àjẹ́)

Ewò

  • bitter / sour foods at her shrine
  • stinginess — she punishes meanness

Primary sources

  • · Murphy & Sanford 2001 'Òṣun Across the Waters'
  • · Abiodun 2014
  • · Olupona 2011
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