Ajaka- Sango’s half-brother, 2nd Alaafin of Oyo empire (deified) Orisha of earthquakes

  Ajé- Goddess of wealth

  Arò meta- (Yoruba translation, meaning three witches) sisters of Lanroye & Elegbara, the three patron goddesses of witches and wizards, Orisha of magic and sorcery

  Alaafia- Orisha of peace, daughter of Aje

  Aroni- (the one-legged, Aroni the great green)Orisha of the forest

  Arun- (wife of Iku god of death) Orisha of diseases and affliction

  Aja- Wife of Aroni, Orisha of the wild, patron lady of the forest dwellers

  Biri- Orisha of darkness and night

  Dada- Orisha of mischief, patron god of stubborn youths, son of Aroni & Aja

  Edi- (the perverted one) spirit of evil, whisperer of undoing, corruption

  Elegbara- (Lanroye’s twin often mistaken as one and same) Orisha of despair, patriarch of monsters

  Eweka- Oranmiyan’s first son, brother of Ajaka & Shango, first emperor of imperial Benin (deified)

  Ibeji- ( the inseparable twins) Orisha of youth and patron gods of twins

  Iku- (the debt collector, soul harvester) Orisha of death, husband of Arun

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  Imole- (lady of the dawn) Orisha of sunlight, patron of soothsayers

  Lanroye -Elegbara’s twin, (papa l?gba, elegua, eshu Laalu the stone wall, trickster god, messenger, lord of crossroads, chance and unpredictability)

  Obatala- (Obatata, king in white, the big one, sculpturer, carver, arch divinity, sky king) king of the Orisha and creator of humans

  Oba- Shango’s second wife, river goddess of the river benue, Orisha of marriage

  Oduduwa- first king of ile-ife, ancestor deity of Yoruba & Benin kings, brother of Obatala, grandfather of Oranmiyan, Orisha of existence & patriarch of the Yoruba people

  Ogun- (Lakaaye Osinmole, the black one, Ogun Onire-Ogun of ire) Orisha of war, metallurgy, commerce & patron god of blacksmiths and warriors

  Oko- (Elder deity-Orisha Oko, the unfathomable depth) Orisha of earth, agriculture

  Olokun- (Elder deity, name translates as owner of seas, the deep, sea king) Orisha of the ocean and unfathomable depth

  Oloosa- wife of Olokun & Orisha of the lagoons

  Oranmiyan- (Oranyan the conqueror) deified First Alaafin of Oyo, father of Eweka, Ajaka & Shango, Orisha of deserts & volcanic eruption

  Orisha- Old gods of the Yoruba people of west Africa

  Orunmilla- (far sighted, custodian of Ifa oracle,) Orisha of wisdom, divinity & foresight

  Ori- (The spirit of heads) Orisha of destiny, fate, spiritual intuition

  Osanyin- Orisha of herbs and medicine

  Ososhi- Orisha of hunters and heroes son of Aroni & Aja

  Osumare- Shango’s bond servant, Orisha of enlightenment, custodian of ere the rainbow serpent

  Oshun- Sango’s first wife, river goddess of the river Niger, Orisha of beauty, love and fertility

  Oya- Shango’s third wife, tempest goddess Orisha of cemeteries & battle slain

  Shango- (Jakuta meaning one who fights with stones, king Koso) deified 3rd Alaafin of Oyo empire, brother of Ajaka & Eweka, son of Oranmiyan, great grandson of Oduduwa)Orisha of fire, lightening and storms, patron god of masculinity and vigor

  Shokoti- Elder smith god, patron of old age

  Shoponna- (the dreaded one, the good one, son of Death and illness) Orisha of plagues and smallpox

  Yemoja- (yemaja, yeye-meaning old mother) elder mother goddess, source of all waters, mother of Obatala & the elder gods.