Orishas

Ossain is one of the dualistic deities of the Candomblé, Santeria, Palo Monte, Yoruba and other religions. He is known as the God of the Herbs -- both those that heal, and those that can be used to harm enemies. Though he is a deity of plants, he...

Obatala or “Orisa Nla” (known as Obatalá in Yorubaland and in Caribbean and South American Spanish and Oxalá in Brazil) is an orisha. He is believed, according to Yoruba cosmology, to be the Sky Father and the creator of human...

Inle, also known as Erinle, is an Orisha who is associated with the estuary, an in-between space where the freshwater river meets the salty sea. He is the deity of health and medicine, the physician to other deities, hunter of the land and sea, and is...

Babalú Aye, the exiled and redeemed king, is the deity of pestilence, infection, and miraculous healing who holds a special and endearing place among the pantheon of deities venerated in the Afro-Cuban religions called Arará and...

Babalú-Ayé is an Orisha strongly associated with infectious disease and healing. The name Babalú-Ayé translates as “Father, lord of the Earth” and points to the authority this orisha exercises on all things...

Orula (sometimes referred to as Orúnmila) is the Orisha of divination. He is the master spiritualist who sees all and knows all. Olofi gave him the gift of prophecy. Orula bore witness as Olofi created the earth and the Orishas. He bestowed upon...

Ogun is a very popular and feared god among the Yoruba pantheon of gods, called the god of iron and war. He is known for his creativity alongside his destructive nature which amounts to the misunderstood nature of his aura.