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Orixás: encyclopedia
Each page brings together presentation, cultural context, documented symbols and greetings, traditional narratives, syncretisms, frequently asked questions and references. Names, colors and associations vary among Umbanda, Candomblé and other traditions. This site does not offer tests to discover anyone's Orixá by name, zodiac sign, date or personality: according to the sources consulted, that path goes through an oracular consultation with a priest or priestess of the tradition.
OlodumarêThe supreme creative principle in Yoruba cosmology, which does not receive direct worship like the Orixás.ExuThe Orixá of movement, communication and paths. Must not be confused with the spirits called Exus in Umbanda, or with the OxaláOrixá associated with the creation of humanity and peace, revered as the father of many Orixás.OgumOrixá of iron, technology, agriculture and paths, very present in Brazil.OxóssiOrixá of forests and hunting, connected with abundance, knowledge of the forest and protection.OxumOrixá of fresh waters, beauty, love, fertility and precious metals.OxumarêThe rainbow serpent, joining heaven and earth and associated with transformations and life cycles.OssaimOrixá of medicinal and liturgical plants, guardian of the knowledge of leaves.XangôOrixá of thunder, fire and justice, identified in Yoruba traditions with a king of Oió.IansãOrixá of winds, storms and lightning, associated with the passage of the dead to Òrun.IemanjáOrixá of the sea in Brazilian tradition, mother of many Orixás and "mistress of heads".NanãPrimordial Orixá, mistress of muddy waters and of the clay from which humans are said to have been shaped.Omulu and ObaluaiêOrixá associated with illness and healing, also called "lord of the earth", son of Nanã and raised by Iemanjá in several traditions.ObáWarrior Orixá, mistress of turbulent waters and one of Xangô's wives in the narratives.Logun-EdéThe prince of the Orixás, son of Oxum and Oxóssi in many narratives, raised by Ogum and Iansã and associated with beauty, hunting and fishIbejisDivine twins, Orixás of joy, innocence and children, known for their cleverness.OrunmiláOracular deity associated with destiny and knowledge, witness to creation.Ajé SalungaOrixá of wealth and prosperity who, according to the source consulted, cannot be bought or persuaded with large offerings.OniléOrixá of the Earth, daughter of Olodumarê, representing the origin of all life and also its final destination.IrôkoThe tree Orixá, associated with ancestry, time and the mysteries kept by the oldest tree in the world.EwáFemale Orixá of the pantheon worshipped in Brazil, cited among the most frequently worshipped in Candomblé.