OK gentle readers, been out of sync for a few days and so we are on to the African continent.
First up,
Oshun
Yoruban West African goddess of love, beauty, and many, many other good things...
The information I have here is copied from the online article:
OSHUN THE AFRICAN GODDESS OF BEAUTY, LOVE, PROSPERTIY, ORDER, AND FERTILITY – BY JIDE UWECHIA
Dang, that copied HUGE>>>
Anyway...the picture comes from the Marvel Comic Universe where she apparently showed up in a Hercules story somewhere.
It is said that “Oshun is beneficient and generous, and very kind. She does, have a malevolent and tempestuous temper, although it is difficult to anger her.”
Like Egyptian Isis and later Greek Diana, Osun is the goddess of love and is widely beloved. She is known for healing the sick, cheering the sad, bringing music, song and dance, as well as bringing fertility and prosperity.
She is the protector of the poor, the mother of all orphans, she is the one who brings them what they need in this life through periods of weakness or strenght.
Like Queen Isis of the Ancient Egyptian Kemitic Pantheon, Oshun was taught the art of divination with the cowrie shells, cards, tarots, visions, possessions, songs, chants and meditations by her father Obatala, the first of the created gods.
She has been transferred into the many Voodoo/Santerian rituals around the world as well and is a patroness of witches.
She sounds like fun.
Onward!
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