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In Yoruba mythology of West Africa, everything was connected, a part of a whole, and that whole was a supreme being known as Olodumare. A vast being, beyond form and beyond gender, that encompassed and transcended all, Olodumare was too grand in scope to be comprehended by mortal minds. The solution? Olodumare created the Orishas, emanations of himself granted a portion of his power at random to help the flow of the world, and help humans achieve self-actualization. But the Orishas each had their own personalities, complete with fatal flaws that were all too human!
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MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.
MUSIC:
"Khaya" by Culture Capital
CLIPS:
Stock footage of African wilderness
OPENING:
fiverr.com/saif_edits
ARTISTS FEATURED:
Bernadett Bagyinka
Dora Hathazi Mendes
Karen Buford
Olivos Art
Roberts A Baker
Targete art
Honeiee art
WennsdaysChild art
Jesus Miguel Quintana
Jerraud Coleman
Ian Pickering
Omotola Oyefodunrin
Raphael Slinkum
Oliver Borges
Maria Aparecida Valente Barreira
David Zerca
REFERENCES:
originalbotanica.com/blog/olodumare-supreme-deity-yoruba-beliefs?srsltid=AfmBOoqSTYY3xEhuk_p9gnLAv8fNcdSQT9Ie4FUI-ZwcfBUOXFXUFFId
worldhistory.org/Orisha
britannica.com/topic/orisha
originalbotanica.com/blog/list-all-orishas-yoruba-deities?srsltid=AfmBOoqNIvIvi_LxXN1SXdMohhJivYoD4pWWL3r0MhaosvtT_-kTr3pb
ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/oshun-african-goddess-love-and-sweet-waters-002908
worldhistory.org/Oshun
humanparts.medium.com/a-goddess-for-giving-and-receiving-love-7541cb73ad65
oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100247223#:~:text=Ogun%20is%20the%20god%20of,that%20they%20could%20not%20penetrate.
culturebay.co/blogs/african-mythology/ogun-orisha-warrior-god-of-iron-war-yoruba-history
africanpoems.net/gods-ancestors/ogun-god-of-war
originalbotanica.com/blog/orishas-ogun-santeria
oldworldgods.com/yoruba/ogun-god-of-war-and-iron
If we used your artwork please let us know so we can give proper credit!
In Yoruba mythology of West Africa, everything was connected, a part of a whole, and that whole was a supreme being known as Olodumare. A vast being, beyond form and beyond gender, that encompassed and transcended all, Olodumare was too grand in scope to be comprehended by mortal minds. The solution? Olodumare created the Orishas, emanations of himself granted a portion of his power at random to help the flow of the world, and help humans achieve self-actualization. But the Orishas each had their own personalities, complete with fatal flaws that were all too human!
Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/mythologyunleashed
MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.
MUSIC:
"Khaya" by Culture Capital
CLIPS:
Stock footage of African wilderness
OPENING:
fiverr.com/saif_edits
ARTISTS FEATURED:
Bernadett Bagyinka
Dora Hathazi Mendes
Karen Buford
Olivos Art
Roberts A Baker
Targete art
Honeiee art
WennsdaysChild art
Jesus Miguel Quintana
Jerraud Coleman
Ian Pickering
Omotola Oyefodunrin
Raphael Slinkum
Oliver Borges
Maria Aparecida Valente Barreira
David Zerca
REFERENCES:
originalbotanica.com/blog/olodumare-supreme-deity-yoruba-beliefs?srsltid=AfmBOoqSTYY3xEhuk_p9gnLAv8fNcdSQT9Ie4FUI-ZwcfBUOXFXUFFId
worldhistory.org/Orisha
britannica.com/topic/orisha
originalbotanica.com/blog/list-all-orishas-yoruba-deities?srsltid=AfmBOoqNIvIvi_LxXN1SXdMohhJivYoD4pWWL3r0MhaosvtT_-kTr3pb
ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-africa/oshun-african-goddess-love-and-sweet-waters-002908
worldhistory.org/Oshun
humanparts.medium.com/a-goddess-for-giving-and-receiving-love-7541cb73ad65
oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100247223#:~:text=Ogun%20is%20the%20god%20of,that%20they%20could%20not%20penetrate.
culturebay.co/blogs/african-mythology/ogun-orisha-warrior-god-of-iron-war-yoruba-history
africanpoems.net/gods-ancestors/ogun-god-of-war
originalbotanica.com/blog/orishas-ogun-santeria
oldworldgods.com/yoruba/ogun-god-of-war-and-iron
If we used your artwork please let us know so we can give proper credit!
