What is the story of Yemoja?
Yemonja, also spelled Yemoja or Yemaja, Yoruban deity celebrated as the giver of life and as the metaphysical mother of all orisha (deities) within the Yoruba spiritual pantheon. In Yorubaland, in Nigeria, each town maintained its own deity based on the myths of its founders.
Who was Yemaya married to?
Yemaya married her brother, Aganyu and they had a son together, whom they named Orungan. Yemaya was known by many names including Yemalla, Yemoja, Yemaja, Yemalia and Iemanja. Her name, when translated means ‘the Mother Whose Children are Fish’ and this could have two meanings. She had innumerable children.
What is Yemaya the goddess of?
Yemaya, Iemanja, Mother of Water, Mother of all Orishas, Patroness and Protector of Children and Fishermen.
Who is Yemaya to Oshun?
Yemaya is maternal, dignified and nurturing, the spiritual mother of all. She is also an orisha of mystery, reflected in the depths of her waters. She is also often understood to be the older sister of Oshun, who oversees the rivers. She is also associated with tuberculosis and intestinal disorders.
Who did Oshun marry?
Shango
Oshun is believed to have had many lovers and husbands, but her marriage to Shango, the Yoruba sky god of thunder and drumming, is the relationship most often discussed. (Because Shango is also married to her sisters.)
What are Yemaya powers?
Yemaya: Orisha of the Oceans While Olokun is the Keeper of Secrets and rules over the depths of the ocean, Yemaya presides over the surface waters. She has great power as the Earth cannot thrive without her.
Who are the parents of the goddess Yemoja?
Yemoja gave birth to all the waters and is known as the “mama watta”. Her name is a contraction of Yoruba words,”Yeye emo eja” which means “Mother whose children are like fishes.” Her parents are Oduduwa and Obatala. She married Agayu and they had one son, Orungan, and fifteen Orishas.
Who are the orishas in the Book of Yemaya?
No matter what camino of Yemaya, all are powerful female orishas and fiercely protective mothers. Yemaya has a very special relationship with two orishas in particular: Oshún and Chango. Oshún is often depicted as Yemaya’s sister, and Yemaya allows Oshún to take residence in her rivers.
Who was the mother of all Orisha in the Yoruba religion?
Yemonja, also spelled Yemoja or Yemaja, Yoruban deity celebrated as the giver of life and as the metaphysical mother of all orisha (deities) within the Yoruba spiritual pantheon.
Who is Yemonja and what does she do?
She is the orisha of fertility as well as of bodies of water and has under her protection dockworkers, boatwrights, fishers, sailors, swimmers, and others who work, live, or travel around water. Yemonja is the patron of the Gelede Society (“Society of Mothers”).