The Orishas What forces and powers do they represent in Nature?

The fury of the wind goes with Oyá, the sweetness of the waters with Oshún, the force of the tides with Yemaya, the power of lightning with Monkey...

The Yoruba throughout their history, they named, identified and deified the energies of nature and called them Orishas, uniting them to those descendants of the people seen as divinities.

Today, Orishas of the Yoruba pantheon, are an expression of syncretism of various cults that for centuries greased the roots of the culture of Africa with the Caribbean and America.

The gods of the Yoruba Pantheon represent the natural forces of the universe...

Several deities of the yoruba pantheon they represent very different elements of nature, the union of which is vital for the continuation of human life.

The Yoruba pantheon is made up of 401 deities, most associated with Catholic saints, but there are so-called Orishas main components that compose it.

The gods of the Yoruba Pantheon They protect believers and accept their offerings as thanks for their blessings.

Among them are those Orishas that are associated with the forces of elements of nature. We can highlight Yemayá, queen of the seas and owner of the waves, also known as the Mother of All.

Natural elements represented by the Orishas

Get to know some of the powers of the Yoruba deities, which they exert on the earth and on us men who live in it, their energy and ashé is immense, as is the universe.

The wind, the storms and the rainbow

Oyá is Orisha sovereign of the winds, the whirlpool and the doors of the cemetery. She is also known as Yansá or "Mother of the Nine", in which she rules over Eggun or the dead.

She is a fierce warrior who defends her children and her devotees.

Fresh waters

OshunFor her part, she is the goddess of love and reigns over the world's sweet waters, streams, springs and rivers.

She is the youngest of the female Orishas and it is said that she heals with her sweet waters and with honey, of which she is also the possessor.

Thunder and lightning

Meanwhile, Changó is one of the Orishas most revered, for it governs lightning, thunder, fire, drums, and dance.

He is a warrior orisha of great intelligence, but irascible temperament. He is the personification of virility.

Orishas	Elements of nature that represent
Obatala	Coatañas
Elegua	The rocks, the savanna, the mountains and the jungle.
Oggun	Irons, metals, roads and mountains.
ochosi	Mount and paths dense with plants
Monkey	Lightning, thunder, lightning and fire
Oyá	The spark, the whirlpool, the rainbow and the wind
Obba	The lakes and lagoons
Oshun	Fresh waters of the world, streams, springs and rivers
Yemaya	The sea, the waves and salty waters
Babalu Aye	The ivy, the coral and the cundeamor
Aggayu Solá	The volcano, the deserts, the current of the river, the magma, the interior of the earth, the forces and energies of nature
Inle	The river, the land and the fish
Nana Buruku	Eyes of water, mouths of rivers, swamps and lagoons
Olokun	The seabed and the depths of the sea
Orisha oko	The savannas, lands and cultivated fields
osain	All nature, plants, animals and minerals
Olorun	The sun, colors, light, air and terrestrial life
ibeyis	The roads of the mountains and the palms