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12-557: Oko Ọya ( Yorùbá : Ọya , also known as Oyá or Oiá ; Yàńsàn-án or Yansã ; and Iansá or Iansã in Latin America ) is an Orisha of winds, lightning, and violent storms. As a river deity she is also regarded as a deity of children, able to provide children to her devotees or those who come to her banks at the Niger river . Ọya lived on Earth as a human from the town of Ira, in present day Kwara state , Nigeria , where she
24-457: A wooden staff, played a flute of bones, and wore white. Oko is syncretized with Saint Isidore among Cuban orisha practitioners of Santería (Lucumí) and Regla de Ocha . This article about a deity is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata , commonly known as the white yam , West African yam , Guinea yam , or white ñame ,
36-523: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about Afro-American religion is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oko (orisha) Oko , also known as Ocô in Brazil, was an Orisha . In Nigeria and the Benin Republic , he was a strong hunter and farming deity, as well as a fighter against sorcery. He was associated with the annual new harvest of
48-479: Is a subspecies of yam native to Africa . It is one of the most important cultivated yams. Kokoro is one of its most important cultivars . It is sometimes treated as separate species from Dioscorea cayenensis . Its wild progenitor is Dioscorea praehensilis and possibly also D. abyssinica (by hybridization). Domestication occurred in West Africa , along the south-facing Atlantic coast. There
60-504: Is insufficient documentation and as of 2009 insufficient research to determine how long ago that occurred. D. c. subsp. rotundata is grown in West Africa , including countries such as Ivory Coast , Ghana and Nigeria . Blench (2006) reconstructs the tentative Proto-Niger-Congo (i.e., the most recent common ancestor of the Niger-Congo languages ) root -ku for D. rotundata . This Dioscoreales -related article
72-638: Is known as Ọya Ìyáńsàn-án, the "mother of nine", because of the nine children she gave birth to with her third husband Oko , after suffering from a lifetime of barrenness . She is the patroness of the Niger River (known to the Yorùbá as the Odò-Ọya). In the Yoruba religion , Ọya was married three times, first to the warrior orisha Ogun , then Shango , and finally, another hunting and farming deity, Oko. Oya
84-527: The Candomblé tradition. A simple, unseasoned form of acarajé is used in rituals and a version served with various condiments is sold as a common street food in Bahia in the northeast of Brazil. Ipeté and bobo de inhame are also associated with Iansã. In Yorùbá, her food is Àkàrà . Eggplant, mulberries, pudding, and dark chocolate are also foods for Oya. This article about Traditional African religion
96-492: The white African yam . Among the deities, he was considered a close friend of Oosa, Ogiyan and Shango , as well as a one-time husband of Oya and Yemoja . Bees are said to be the messengers of Oko. In Brazilian Candomblé , he represents one of the Orishas of agriculture , together with Ogum . According to Prandi, Oko songs and myths are remembered, but their presence in celebrations is rare. In his representation, he had
108-455: The Candomblé nação (association) of Angola Congo, Iansã is associated with the color red. Acarajé is a spherical patty made with peeled, crushed black-eyed peas, stuffed with small shrimp, okra, crushed peanuts, and other savory, piquant spices. The ball-like patty is fried in dendê oil ( red palm oil ). It's a traditional Afro-Brazilian dish that is also a traditional offering to Iansã in
120-469: The Yoruba Yánsán . Iansã, as in Yoruba religion, commands winds, storms, and lightning. She is the queen of the river Niger and the mother of nine. She is a warrior and is unbeatable. Attributes of Iansã include great intensity of feelings, sensations, and charm. Another ability attributed to Iansã is control over the mysteries that surround the dead. Iansã is syncretized with Saint Barbara . In
132-492: Was a wife of the Alaafin of Oyo , Shango . In Yorùbá , the name Ọya is believed to derive from the phrase coined from "ọ ya" which means "she tore," referring to her association with powerful winds. She was believed to have the power to shape-shift into a buffalo , and is often depicted as one in traditional Yorùbá poetry. As such, the buffalo serves as a major symbol of Ọya, and it is forbidden for her priests to kill one. She
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#1732793838877144-585: Was traditionally worshipped only in the areas of Yorubaland once under the control and influence of the Oyo Empire . Because of the Atlantic slave trade , many of her followers of Oyo origin were kidnapped and sold to the New World, where her worship became widespread. Oya worship has also spread to other parts of Yorubaland. In Candomblé , Oya is known as Oiá, lyá Mésàn, or most commonly, Iansã, from
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