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Oya

Iansã Sculpture at the Catacumba Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Oya (known as Oyá or Oiá; Yansá or Yansã; and Iansá or Iansã in Latin America) is an Orisha. She is either syncretized with the Virgin of Candelaria or St. Therese of Lisieux.

Contents

  • Name 1
  • See also 2
  • Notes 3
  • References 4

Name

In Yoruba, the name Oya literally means "She Tore".[1] She is known as Ọya-Iyansan – the "mother of nine." This is due to the Niger River (known to the Yoruba as the Odo-Ọya) traditionally being known for having nine tributaries.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
  2. ^ A Bahia de Santa Bárbara

References

  • OYA, Judith Gleason, Harper, San Francisco, 1992 (Shamballah, 1987), ISBN 0-06-250461-4
  • Charles Spencer King.,"Nature's Ancient Religion" ISBN 978-1-4404-1733-7
Yoruba religion (Orisa-Ifá)
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