Oshun | |
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Goddess of Water, Purity, Fertility, Love, and Sensuality | |
Member of the Orisha | |
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Other names | Ọ̀ṣun, Ochún, Oxúm |
Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, Dominican Vudú |
Animals | Vulture, peacock |
Symbols | Abẹ̀bẹ̀, gold, bronze, amber, pumpkin, honey, mead, wine, confections, orange |
Color | Yellow, coral, gold, white |
Number | Five |
Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America, Haiti, Cuba |
Ethnic group | Yoruba people, Fon people |
Festivals | Osun-Osogbo |
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Spouse | Changó, Erinle |
Equivalents | |
Canaanite equivalent | Astarte |
Greek equivalent | Aphrodite |
Norse equivalent | Freyja, Frigg |
Roman equivalent | Venus |
Hittite equivalent | Sauska |
Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and beauty, and the Osun River, and of wealth and propersity in Voodoo.[1][2][3] She is considered the most popular and venerated of the 401 orishas.[4]
In the mythology, Oshun was once the queen consort to King Shango of Oyo, and deified following her death, honored at the Osun-Osogbo Festival, a two-week-long annual festival that usually takes place in August, at the Oṣun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osogbo.[5][6][3] A violín is a type of musical ceremony in Regla de Ocha performed for Osún. It includes both European classical music and Cuban popular music.[7]
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