The afro-cuban orisha pantheon

[Ɔkyeame Kwame]

THE AFRO-CUBAN ORISHA PANTHEON

Orisha Domain Colors Elegbá Crossroads Red, black, white Ogún Iron, war Black, green, red Oshosi Hunting Dark blue, amber Osayín Healing, herbs No preference Erinlé Fishing, healing Turquoise, green, coral Orishaokó Agriculture Turquoise, mauve Babaluaiyé Smallpox, epidemics Brown, black, red Ibeji Twins White, red (sometimes blue) Dadá and Bayani Unborn children Red, white Iroko Silk-cotton tree Green, turquoise Aganjú Volcano Brown, opal Shangó Thunder, fire Red, white Obatalá Purity White Odúduwa Death White, opal Oba River Brown, amber, coral Yewá Cemetery Mauve, crimson Oyá Tempests, marketplace Brown, red, burgundy Yemojá Ocean, all waters Blue, opal, or crystal Olokún Ocean Dark blue, red, coral, green Nana Burukú Lagoon Black, mauve Oshún River Amber, yellow, coral Orúnmila Divination Yellow, green Table adapted from Miguel "Willie" Ramos, "Afro-Cuban Orisha Worship," in Santería Aesthetics in Contemporary Latin American Art, ed. Arturo Lindsay (Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996), pp. 51-76. The Afro-Cuban Orisha Pantheon