Orixás of Candomblé
Discover the 16 main Orixás: their colours, sacred days, salutations, and personalities
Eshu
Laroiê, Exu!
Crossroads, communication, commerce, fertility, and fate
Ogun
Ogunhê, Ogum!
War, labour, technology, metallurgy, agriculture, and protection
Oxóssi
Okê Arô, Oxóssi!
Hunting, forests, abundance, prosperity, knowledge, and wisdom
Obaluaye / Omolu
Atotô, Obaluaiê!
Healing, disease, epidemics, earth, death, renewal, and transformation
Osanyin
Ewê ô, Ossaim!
Leaves, medicinal herbs, natural healing, forests, and nature's secrets
Oxumaré
Arroboboi, Oxumaré!
Rainbow, renewal, cycles, wealth, movement, and transformation
Shango
Kaô Kabecilê, Xangô!
Justice, thunder, fire, leadership, politics, law, and power
Oya / Iansã
Eparrei, Iansã!
Winds, storms, lightning, transformation, death, and rebirth
Oshun
Ora Iê Iê Ô, Oxum!
Love, fertility, rivers, beauty, wealth, motherhood, and diplomacy
Yemoja
Odoyá, Iemanjá!
Sea, motherhood, family, fertility, home, and child protection
Nanã Buruku
Saluba, Nanã!
Mud, swamps, clay, ancestry, birth, death, and wisdom
Obatala
Êpa Babá, Oxalá!
Creation, peace, faith, wisdom, purity, and universal harmony
Logun Edé
Logun Edé kaô!
Youth, beauty, hunting, wealth, adaptability, and charm
Obà
Obá Siré!
Turbulent rivers, feminine struggle, overcoming, self-love, and transformation
Ewá
Ri Rô, Ewá!
Lakes, mists, beauty, mystery, illusions, and contemplation
Iroko
Iroko isô!
Time, sacred trees, ancestry, stability, seasons, and rootedness