Olokun

I-Olokun ( Yoruba : Olóòkun ) umoya we- orisha enkolweni yaseYoruba.U-Olokun kukholakala ukuthi ungumzali ka-Aje, i-orisha yengcebo enkulu kanye naphansi kolwandle.U-Olokun uhlonishwa njengomphathi wayo yonke indikimba yamanzi kanye negunya eliphezu kwezinye izithixo zamanzi.U-Olokun udunyiswa kakhulu ngokukwazi kwabo ukunika ingcebo enkulu, impilo nempumelelo kubalandeli babo.Imiphakathi kuzo zombili eNtshonalanga Afrika and abaHlakazekile Afrika ukubuka Olokun ezihlukahlukene ngokuthi owesifazane, owesilisa noma androgynous .   

 ENtshonalanga Afrika 
Izithixo zamanzi "zikuyo yonke indawo futhi zibaluleke kakhulu eningizimu yeNigeria"; Ukukhulekelwa kuka-Olókun kwaziwa kakhulu emadolobheni abantu base- Edo eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeNigeria.Ezindaweni zaseNtshonalanga Afrika ezisondele ngqo ngasogwini, u-Olokun uthatha isimo sowesilisa phakathi kwabakhulekeli bakhe ngenkathi esehinterland, i-Olokun ingunkulunkulu wesifazane. 

Ngokwamasiko amaYoruba mayelana nobukhosi babo obungcwele, u-Olokun - esesimweni somuntu wesifazane - wayengunkosikazi omkhulu ka- Emperor Oduduwa.Umbango wakhe nomunye wamakhosikazi akhe kuthiwa yiwona oholele ekutheni akhombise i- Atlantic Ocean.

 ISantería 
I-Olokun iyi-orisha enkolweni yaseSantería.I-Olokun iyi-orisha e-androgynous, okusho ukuthi i-Olokun ngowesilisa nowesifazane, kuya ngokuthi yi-Olokun yase-Ifá noma i-Olokun yase-Ocha.  Babalawo, Santeria's High Priests: Fathers of the Secrets in Afro-Cuban Ifa, Por Frank Baba Eyiogbe, Olokun

 UPataki 
Ngokusho kweThe Book Of Ifá, u-Olokun wathukuthela wagana unwabu wasukumela phezulu.Njengoba u-Olokun enza lokhu ukucwilisa abantu, ama-orisha aye e- Orunmila ayombuza ukuthi enzeni.U-Orunmila ubatshele ukuthi u- Ogun udinga ukudala uchungechunge olude kunayo yonke angayakha.Ekugcineni kwakungu- Obatala owayenomsebenzi wokubopha u-Olokun endaweni yakhe.Ukwazi lokhu, u-Obatala waya ku-Ogun wamcela ukuthi enze iketanga wenza njalo.U-Obatala wabe esehlela olwandle wabamba u-Olokun ngalo.

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