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Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá, also spelled Eleggua; known as Eleguá in Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of SanterIn Africa

Elegua is known as Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá in the Yoruba religion and is closely associated with Eshu. Ẹlẹ́gbára means the "master of force" in the Yoruba language.

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Eleguá (Legba) is known in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and USA.

 Yemaya, also known as Yemoja or Yemọja, is a prominent Orisha (deity) in the Yoruba mythology. She is revered as the mother of the sea, symbolizing motherhood and the ocean. According to Yoruba cosmology, Yemaya is a creator goddess, nurturing and protecting life through her association with water. 

 Shango (Yoruba language: Ṣàngó, also known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; as Jakuta or Badé; and as Ṣangó in Trinidad Orisha ) is an Orisha (or spirit) in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification. 

Orunmila—also known as Orunla or Ifa—is the Yoruba god of wisdom, knowledge, divination, and fate. He is the first son of the sky god Olorun and serves as a messenger of the gods. He is also considered to be the first babalawo (oracle or diviner) of the Yoruba religion. Orunmila possesses the ability to predict future events and can speak to people on behalf of the oriṣas—the gods of the Yoruba pantheon.

Orunmila is one of the primordial gods of Yoruba mythology; he served as Obatala’s advisor.

Oshun is the Yoruba river goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and diplomacy. She is married to Shango, the god of thunder and lightning. Revered as a fierce defender of her worshippers, Oshun is a generous and benevolent orisha (the Yoruba word for god). She also has a close relationship with the kings of Osogbo, who some believe are descendants of her human children.

Oshun is closely associated with femininity and generosity. She is beloved for her “willingness to help people alleviate burdens.

Though many will praise Shangó for the strength of his sword, and Oyá for her skill with a cutlass, it was the delicate Orisha of the home, Obba Nani, who taught them both how to use them. The first and legitimate wife of Shangó, Obba Nani is the Orisha of matrimony and the hearth. She is also said to have created the first maps, invented writing, , she is the deity of the Oba River that connects to the Òsun (Oshún) River. Perhaps it is for this reason that Obba and Oshún are deeply entwined