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Encyclopedia > Aganju

In Yoruba mythology, Aganju is the ancestral spirit of the earth. The mythology of the Yorùbá is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the worlds oldest widely practised religions. ...


The creation of Obatala and Oduduwa, he is the husband of Yemaja, and the father of Orungan.[1] In Yoruba mythology, Obàtálá (alternatively Obatala) was a creator god; he made human bodies, and his father, Olorun (husband of Olokun), breathed life into them. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Odùduwà was the son of Olorun, sent by him from heaven to create the earth. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Yemoja is a mother goddess; patron deity of women, especially pregnant women; and the Ogun river (the waters of which are said to cure infertility). ... In Yoruba mythology, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju. ...


In popular culture

Carlinhos Brown (b. ... Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. ...

References

  1. ^ Aganju at Pantheon.org


 

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