Yemoja
deity water Yoruba corroborated · 6
Yemoja is associated with motherhood and the ocean.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Syncretized during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade era.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Osain, Nana Buluku, Nana Burukú, ijimere, Yemaya, Yemanjá, Mami Wata, La Sirène, Emanja, Yemeya, Yewa, Erinlè̩, Oshun, Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Odudua, Oyá, Yemowo, Shango, Odùduwà, Iyami Aje, Odù, Iyami Osoronga, Ogun, Orishas, Oricha
- manifests as
- mermaids
- syncretized with
- Our Lady of Regla, Virgin Mary
- parent of
- Babalú-Ayé, Obá
- allied with
- Ọbàtálá
- consort of
- Oko
- child of
- Olokún
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Yemoja is associated with motherhood and the ocean”
#104 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Each orisha governs specific aspects of nature and human experience—for example, Ogun governs iron and war, Oshun rules over love and rivers, and Yemoja is associated with motherhood and the ocean.”
#461 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Olokun is venerated as the mother of Yemoja and the owner of the sea...Olokun is celebrated during the Festival of Yemoja (Festa de Iemanjá).”
#21067 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“describes her as the daughter of Yemoja and one of the consorts of Shango”
#23826 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Yemoja discovers him there, takes him under her protection, nurses him back to health, and educates him on many secrets.”
#25095 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001