Ọya

For other uses, see Oya (disambiguation). For the fictional character, see List of Genshin Impact characters § Iansan. For the fish genus, see List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera § I.
Ọya
Storms, cemeteries, wind, thunder, lightning, the dead
Member of Orisha
Iansã sculpture at the Catacumba Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesOyá, Oiá, Iyansan, Yànsàn-án, Yansã, Iansã, Iansan, Iyámsá
Venerated inYorùbá religion, Umbanda, Candomblé, Santería, Batuque, Quimbanda, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
SymbolLightning, sword/machete, flywhisk (iruké), water buffalo
ColorBrown, burgundy, rainbow (excluding black)
RegionYorubaland, Latin America
Ethnic groupYorùbá
FestivalsFebruary 2, October 15
Genealogy
SpouseOgun, Shango, Oko

Ọya (Yorùbá: Ọya, also known as Oyá, Oiá, Yànsàn-án, Yansã, Iyámsá, or Iansã) is one of the principal female deities of the Yoruba pantheon. She is the oriṣa of winds, lightning, and storms and is the only oriṣa capable of controlling the Eégún (spirits of the dead), a power given to her by Babalú Ayé.

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