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Obá

deity earth Candomblé corroborated · 6

Obá is a warrior orixá who is married to Xangô and is noted for having only one ear.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

Attested period
1800 – 2020
Historical notes
Her centers of worship moved to Ogbomosho during the wars of the 19th century.

Relationships

co occurs with
Obaluaiê, Oranyan, Yewa, Oko, Erinlè̩, Xɛvioso, Mawu-Lisa, Aja, Ayé, Babalú-Ayé, Ọsanyin, Oshosi, Oshun, Yemowo, Oxalá, Ogum, Oxôssi, Iemanjá, Nanã, Olokún, Ifá, Ogun
consort of
Xangô, Ṣàngó, Shango, Ajagun
syncretized with
Saint Catherine of Siena
enemy of
Oshun, Oyá
manifests as
Oba river
child of
Yemoja

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Mentioned by

Sources

internet (2)
  1. Candomblé
  2. Shango
wikipedia (4)
  1. Yemọja
  2. List of nature deities
  3. List of Yoruba deities
  4. Ọba (orisha)

Source passages

“one of his wives is Obá, a warrior who has only one ear.”

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