Ajaka- Sango’s half-brother, 2nd Alaafin of Oyo empire (deified) Orisha of earthquakes
Ajé- Goddess of wealth
Arò meta- (Yoruba translation, meaning three witches) sisters of Lanroye & Elegbara, the three patron goddesses of witches and wizards, Orisha of magic and sorcery
Alaafia- Orisha of peace, daughter of Aje
Aroni- (the one-legged, Aroni the great green)Orisha of the forest
Arun- (wife of Iku god of death) Orisha of diseases and affliction
Aja- Wife of Aroni, Orisha of the wild, patron lady of the forest dwellers
Biri- Orisha of darkness and night
Dada- Orisha of mischief, patron god of stubborn youths, son of Aroni & Aja
Edi- (the perverted one) spirit of evil, whisperer of undoing, corruption
Elegbara- (Lanroye’s twin often mistaken as one and same) Orisha of despair, patriarch of monsters
Eweka- Oranmiyan’s first son, brother of Ajaka & Shango, first emperor of imperial Benin (deified)
Ibeji- ( the inseparable twins) Orisha of youth and patron gods of twins
Iku- (the debt collector, soul harvester) Orisha of death, husband of Arun
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Imole- (lady of the dawn) Orisha of sunlight, patron of soothsayers
Lanroye -Elegbara’s twin, (papa lẹgba, elegua, eshu Laalu the stone wall, trickster god, messenger, lord of crossroads, chance and unpredictability)
Obatala- (Obatata, king in white, the big one, sculpturer, carver, arch divinity, sky king) king of the Orisha and creator of humans
Oba- Shango’s second wife, river goddess of the river benue, Orisha of marriage
Oduduwa- first king of ile-ife, ancestor deity of Yoruba & Benin kings, brother of Obatala, grandfather of Oranmiyan, Orisha of existence & patriarch of the Yoruba people
Ogun- (Lakaaye Osinmole, the black one, Ogun Onire-Ogun of ire) Orisha of war, metallurgy, commerce & patron god of blacksmiths and warriors
Oko- (Elder deity-Orisha Oko, the unfathomable depth) Orisha of earth, agriculture
Olokun- (Elder deity, name translates as owner of seas, the deep, sea king) Orisha of the ocean and unfathomable depth
Oloosa- wife of Olokun & Orisha of the lagoons
Oranmiyan- (Oranyan the conqueror) deified First Alaafin of Oyo, father of Eweka, Ajaka & Shango, Orisha of deserts & volcanic eruption
Orisha- Old gods of the Yoruba people of west Africa
Orunmilla- (far sighted, custodian of Ifa oracle,) Orisha of wisdom, divinity & foresight
Ori- (The spirit of heads) Orisha of destiny, fate, spiritual intuition
Osanyin- Orisha of herbs and medicine
Ososhi- Orisha of hunters and heroes son of Aroni & Aja
Osumare- Shango’s bond servant, Orisha of enlightenment, custodian of ere the rainbow serpent
Oshun- Sango’s first wife, river goddess of the river Niger, Orisha of beauty, love and fertility
Oya- Shango’s third wife, tempest goddess Orisha of cemeteries & battle slain
Shango- (Jakuta meaning one who fights with stones, king Koso) deified 3rd Alaafin of Oyo empire, brother of Ajaka & Eweka, son of Oranmiyan, great grandson of Oduduwa)Orisha of fire, lightening and storms, patron god of masculinity and vigor
Shokoti- Elder smith god, patron of old age
Shoponna- (the dreaded one, the good one, son of Death and illness) Orisha of plagues and smallpox
Yemoja- (yemaja, yeye-meaning old mother) elder mother goddess, source of all waters, mother of Obatala & the elder gods.