Deity / oracle

Ọya

A venerated and deified heroine — wife of Ṣàngó — named by Johnson among the chief deified heroes (with Ṣàngó and Òrìṣà Oko); associated with the Niger and the storm.

Appears in the text as: Oya

All mentions (8)

Part I, Ch. 3 — Religion — 6

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Part II, Ch. 1 — The Founders Of The Yoruba Nation — 1

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Part II, Ch. 31 — Disturbance In Every Part Of The Country — 1

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