Origin — How Obatala Obalufon Became Orisa
Obalufon maintains cleanliness.
Sacred Stories & Myths
Myths of purity.
More Primordial Orisa
Obatala
air
Obatala is the arch-divinity and creator of human bodies in the Yoruba
Oduduwa
earth
Oduduwa is the primordial Orisa and progenitor of the Yoruba people —
Orunmila
air
Orunmila is the Orisa of wisdom, divination, and destiny — the divine
Aje
earth
Aje is the divine personification of wealth and prosperity in the Yoru
Nana Buluku
water
Nana Buluku is the primordial creatress — the ancient, swamp-born moth
Iyami Oshooronga
night
Iyami Oshooronga are the collective divine power of the Great Mothers
Ala
earth
Ala is the Orisa of divine moral order and the sacred purity of the ea
Aje Saluga
water
Aje Saluga is the form of the wealth Orisa that governs concentrated t