Yemaja
deity intermediate Santería corroborated · 2
Deity associated with maternity, fertility, and the sea.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Oyá, Babalú Ayé, Osain, Orula, Ibeyi, Olokún, Olosá, Agagyú, Ogun, Ọbàtálá, Oricha, Eleguá, Ochosi, Ochún, Changó
- consort of
- Aganju
- parent of
- Orungan
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Many gay men and lesbians are nevertheless santeros or santeras, with Yemaja being seen as the patron of gay and bisexual men.”
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“Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju. According to some stories, he ravished his mother once, and as he tried a second time, Yemaja fell and burst open, whereupon the fifteen Orishas came forth from her.”
#25166 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5