In Yoruba mythology, Oya, is the Goddess of the Niger River. She is seen in aspects of warrior-goddess of wind, lightning, fertility, fire and magic. She creates hurricanes and tornadoes and guards the underworld^[1]. The mythology of the Yorùbá is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the worlds oldest widely practised religions. ... Statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of the agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. Many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both the conventional genders and in some cases... Wind is the roughly horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by uneven heating of the Earths surface. ... Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity, usually, but not always, during a rain storm. ... Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance, and of the earth to bear fruit. ... Just-lit match Fire is a self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. ... The Sorceress by John William Waterhouse Magic and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical or paranormal means. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... // A tornado in central Oklahoma. ... // In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go. ...

Her full name is Oya-Yansan, which means "mother of nine." In Brazil, she is generally saluted with the phrase "Eparrei!" while in Cuban-derived Yórùbá traditions, the faithful often salute her by saying "Hekua hey Yansa."

She is closely associated with many Orishas, but most especially Shango/Changó, Oggun, Oba (Obba), Yewá/Euá and Ochún/Oxum. Oyá is also called "the one who puts on pants to go to war" and "the one who grows a beard to go to war". As the Spirit of the Wind, Oya manifests in Creation in the forms as sudden and drastic change, strong storms, and the flash of the marketplace. Oya's representation of wind, creation, and death is not as arbitrary as it may seem. What is the first thing you do at the moment of birth? You breathe. Your breath keeps you alive. Your breath is wind and when you die, Oya calls it back to her. This article is about a type of spirit. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Shango (Xango, Shango), or Changó in Latin America, is perhaps the most popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunder and the ancestor of the Yoruba. ... In Haitian Vodun, Ogoun (or Ogun) is a loa who presides over fire, iron, politics and war. ... In Yoruba mythology as in Santeria, Oshun is an Orisha and goddess of love, maternity and marriage. ...

Syncretism

Oya has been syncretized Santeria with the Catholic images of Our Lady Of Candelaria (Our Lady of the Presentation) and St. Theresa Syncretism is the attempt to reconcile disparate, even opposing, beliefs and to meld practices of various schools of thought. ... Lukumí or Regla de Ocha, most widely known as Santeria, is a set of related religious systems that fuse Catholic beliefs with traditional Yorùbá beliefs. ... // Headline text For other people known as Saint Teresa, see Teresa Teresa of Avila by Peter Paul Rubens Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53...

In Brasilian Candomble she is represented by Saint Barbara. Iya Nass - Terreiro da Casa Branca Candombl is an Afro-American religion practised chiefly in Brazil but also in adjacent countries. ... St. ...

Alternative spellings: Oiá, Iansã, Iansan. Painting of Iansan (or Iansã) Iansan or Iansã in portuguese, is an entity of the Afro-Brazilian religious faith of candomblé, identified with the Catholic Saint Barbara. ...

References

OYA, Judith Gleason, Harper, San Fransisco, 1992 (Shamballah, 1987), ISBN 0-06-250461-4

1. ^ Oya at Pantheon.org

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Deities: Babalu Aye • Eshu • Iansan • Obàtálá • Ogoun • Ọlọrun • Orunmila • Ọṣun • Shango • Yemaja In the cult of Orishas, Babalu Aye is the spirit of illness and disease. ... Eshu represented in concrete with his features made with cowrie shells. ... Painting of Iansan (or Iansã) Iansan or Iansã in portuguese, is an entity of the Afro-Brazilian religious faith of candomblé, identified with the Catholic Saint Barbara. ... 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 Haitian Vodun, Ogoun (or Ogun) is a loa who presides over fire, iron, politics and war. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Olorun is the Sky Father (though occasionally androgynous or female), and a god of peace, purity and harmony. ... In Yoruba mythology, Orunmila is an Orisha (Orisa), and deity of prophecy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ochun. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Shango (Xango, Shango), or Changó in Latin America, is perhaps the most popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunder and the ancestor of the Yoruba. ... 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). ...

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