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Yoruba
13 gods & spirits
The Orisha — living forces of river and iron, thunder and the crossroads.
Olorun
owner of the sky, the breath in all
Obatala
sculptor of bodies, king in white
Yemoja
mother whose waters are the sea
Ogun
lord of iron and the cleared path
Shango
the thunder that dances
Oshun
sweet water, honey and gold
Eshu
keeper of the crossroads
Oya
the wind that clears the way for change
Orunmila
witness to destiny, voice of Ifá
Osanyin
keeper of the leaves and their healing
Babalú-Ayé
lord of plague and its passing
Aganjú
the volcano and the wild places
Olokun
the unknowable deep of the sea