Orisa Yoruba — The Sacred Pantheon of 400+1 Deities

Name	Type	Domain	About
O
Oya Funfun	Primordial Orisa		The White Oya; The Wind at Its Most Spiritual and Pure
Oya Gbagi	Primordial Orisa		Oya of the Violent Gale; Maximum Wind Force
Oya Gbali	Primordial Orisa		Oya of the Flaming Baobab; The Fire-Wind of Transformation
Oya Gbegbe	Primordial Orisa		Oya of the High Wind; The Wind That Blows From the Summit
Oya Iyansan wind	Primordial Orisa	the nine winds, storms in their fullest	Oya Iyansan is the fullest, most powerful manifestation of Oya — all nine of her storm asp
Oya Jagba	Primordial Orisa		Oya Who Tears Down; Maximum Destructive Wind
Oya Jakuta	Primordial Orisa		Oya of the Storm-Stone; Wind That Carries Thunder Stones
Oya Odo	Primordial Orisa		Oya of the River; The Water Dimension of the Wind Goddess
Oya Onile wind	Primordial Orisa	cemetery guardian, the gate of the dead	Oya Onile is the cemetery guardian avatar of Oya — the fierce wind goddess focused on the
Oya Orisaerinle	Primordial Orisa		Oya of the Hippopotamus River; Wind Over Heavy Water
Oya Oro	Primordial Orisa		The Sacred Secret of Oya; The Wind That Cannot Be Named
Y
Yemoja water	Primordial Orisa	water, motherhood	Yemoja is the primordial Orisa of water — the great mother of all waters and of all life,
Yemoja Afefe	Primordial Orisa		Yemoja of the Surface Wind; The Mother Who Skims the Water's Top
Yemoja Ashaba water	Primordial Orisa	breaking waves, the shore	Yemoja Ashaba is the ocean-shore avatar of Yemoja — the dynamic, wave-crashing aspect of t
Yemoja Ibu Asesu	Primordial Orisa		Yemoja of the Foamy Waters; She of the Breaking Foam
Yemoja Ogunte	Primordial Orisa		Yemoja the Warrior Mother; Fierce Defender of Her Children
Yemoja Ogunwusi	Primordial Orisa		Yemoja of the Gathering Current; Waters That Collect Together
Yemoja Oloye	Primordial Orisa		Yemoja the Title-Holder; The Mother Who Has Earned All Her Honor

About the Orisa Yoruba Tradition

The Yoruba people of West Africa — primarily in present-day Nigeria, Benin, and Togo — have one of the richest and most sophisticated spiritual traditions in human history. At the heart of this tradition are the Orisa: divine forces who embody every aspect of nature, human experience, and cosmic law. The Yoruba pantheon is traditionally expressed as 400+1 Orisa, reflecting the understanding that the divine is not closed by a finite count but remains living and expansive.

The Orisa fall into several categories: the primordial Orisa created by Ọlọdùmarè before the world was formed; nature Orisa who embody rivers, storms, forests and the sea; and deified humans — kings, queens, warriors and healers of extraordinary power who were elevated to divine status. Each Orisa has their own domain, their own taboos, their own sacrificial requirements, and their own rich mythology encoded in the Odu Ifa — the sacred corpus of Yoruba divination wisdom.

The worship of the Orisa survived the Middle Passage and took root across the Americas, giving birth to Santería in Cuba, Candomblé in Brazil, Trinidad's Shango-Baptist faith, and Vodou in Haiti. Today, Orisa worship is practiced by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

The Orisa Yoruba Pantheon

The Seven African Powers

Obatala

Orunmila

Esu

Ogun

Sango

Yemoja

Osun

Oya

Olokun

Babalu-Aye

The Divine Categories

Principal Orisa

Olódumarè