Ọya
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For other uses, see Oya (disambiguation).
Ọya (Yorùbá: Ọya, also known as Oyá or Oiá; Yàńsàn-án or Yansã; and Iansá or Iansã in Latin America) is an Orisha of winds, lightning, and violent storms.[1] As a river deity she is also regarded as a deity of children, able to provide children to her devotees or those who come to her banks at the Niger river.
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Ọya | |
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Storms, wind, thunder, lightning, the dead | |
Member of Orisha | |
Other names | Oyá or Oiá; Yàńsàn-án or Yansã; and Iansá or Iansã |
Venerated in | Yorùbá religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Quimbanda, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
Symbol | lightning, the sword or machete, the flywhisk, water buffalo |
Color | purple or red/burgundy, the rainbow |
Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America |
Ethnic group | Yorùbá |
Personal information | |
Spouse | Shango |
Equivalents | |
Haitian equivalent | Maman Brigitte |
Catholic equivalent | Saint Brigid |
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