Àjìjà
deity forest Yoruba single tradition · 1
Àjìjà is the Orisha of the whirlwind, forest, the animals within it and herbalists. In her forests she finds plants with medicinal properties and mixes herbs, roots and other plant parts together to find cures for the sick. She holds the secrets of botany and can be looked to for help with trading and economic prosperity.
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“Àjìjà (often elided as Ààjà, "whirlwind" in Yoruba; called Eziza among the Edo where it is also known) is the Orisha of the whirlwind, forest, the animals within it and herbalists. In her forests she would find plants with medicinal properties”
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