Ọsanyìn
| Ọsanyìn | |
|---|---|
Plants, Healing, Magic, Talking | |
| Member of Orisha | |
| Other names | Ọ̀sanyìn or Osanyin; Osaín or Ossain; and Ossaím |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
| Symbol | ase |
| Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba |
| Personal information | |
| Siblings | Orunmila |
Ọsanyin (Yoruba: Ọ̀sanyìn, rendered Osaín/Ossain/Ossaím in Latin America) is the one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged orisha of healing herbs.[1] In America he is syncretized with Saint Joseph.
References[]
- ^ Adeoye, C. L. (1989). Ìgbàgbọ́ àti ẹ̀sìn Yorùba (in Yoruba). Ibadan: Evans Bros. Nigeria Publishers. pp. 214–219. ISBN 9781675098.
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