Yoruba Tribe Flashcards
1
Q
Supreme deity of heavens
A
Olodumare
2
Q
Goddess of deep sea
A
Okulun
3
Q
God of prophecy and olodumare’s son
A
Orunmila
4
Q
First king of Ife
A
Oduduwa
5
Q
Creator god in white cloth
A
Obatalá
6
Q
Story of Orisha-nla
A
Lived alone w slave. Loved the slave but slave hated Orisha-nla. Slave rolled boulder onto Orisha-nla, shatters him into 200+ pieces. Gathered by Orunmila but can’t get them all
7
Q
Oduduwa uses what to create land
A
Bag of sand, gen w 5 toes to spread it around, 5 chameleons to test ground, and chain w 500 links to link heaven and earth
8
Q
Creation of humans
A
Obatala n Oduduwa make humans from clay, Obatala drinks too much palm wine n makes deformed people
9
Q
Trickster god
A
Eshu
