*The name of the goddess is called oshun*
*also spelled Ọṣun*
*She is one of the most popular and venerated orisha*👌
*she served as queen consort to King Shango of Oyo*
*While still a mortal, Oshun is said to have gone to a drum festival one day and to have fallen in love with Shango. Since that day, Shango has been married to Oba, Oya, and Oshun, though Oshun is said to be his favourite*
*She is also known as Laketi, “She who responds”, because of how quickly and effectively she answers prayers.
*She was taught the art of divination with the cowrie shells, cards, tarots, visions, possessions, songs, chants and meditations by her father Obatala, the first of the created gods.
*She is known for healing the sick, cheering the sad, bringing music, song and dance, as well as bringing fertility and prosperity.
*The Yoruba people believe that the orishas were sent by Olodumare, who is considered the Supreme God, to populate the Earth. Oshun, being one of the original 17 sent to Earth, was the only female deity. The other gods, all male, failed at their attempts to revive and populate the Earth. When they realized they were unable to complete the task given to them by Olodumare, they tried to persuade Oshun to help them, Oshun agreed and brought forth her sweet and powerful waters, bringing life back to Earth and humanity and other species into existence. As that Yoruba myth suggests, humanity would not exist if Oshun, the goddess of life and fertility, had not acted*

An offering to invoke Oshun
*Her favorite is honey
*Her traditional colors are yellow, gold, coral, amber*
*Her favorite are birds like parrot, vultures and peacocks*👌
*Oshun is depicted as the goddess who not only gives life but also takes it. When angered, Oshun may flood Earth or destroy crops by withholding her waters, thereby causing massive droughts*
*Tradition holds that the first interaction between Oshun and human beings took place in Osogbo*

Oshun river

Oshun festival
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