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===List of orixás=== | ===List of orixás=== | ||
Between Candomble, [[Umbanda]], and other Afro-Brazilian religions, there are more than 400 entities considered orixás. However, only between 16 and 30 of these are widely revered. Throughout Brazil, the 16 most common orixás are: | |||
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| Forests and hunting. Abundance of food. | | Forests and hunting. Abundance of food. | ||
| Green or | | Green or blue | ||
| "''Okê arô Oxóssi''" | | "''Okê arô Oxóssi''" | ||
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| "''Salubá''" | | "''Salubá''" | ||
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| | | Omolú (Obaluaê) | ||
| | | Saint Lazarus | ||
| | | Male | ||
| | | Curing illness and bringing healing. | ||
| | | Straw and black | ||
| | | "''Atotô''" | ||
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| Logunedé | |||
| Saint Expeditus | |||
| Male (partially female) | |||
| Hunter, fisherman, and fighter. Associated with great beauty. | |||
| Blue and yellow | |||
| "''Loci loci Logun''" | |||
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| Obá | |||
| [[Joan of Arc]] | |||
| Female | |||
| Ruler of turbulent waters. Fierce warrior and protector of justice. | |||
| Red and white | |||
| "''Obá siré''" | |||
|- | |||
| Ossain | |||
| Saint Benedict | |||
| Male | |||
| Bring healing and rules over [[recreational drugs|sacred plants]]. | |||
| Green and white | |||
| "''Ewé ó , ewé ó''" | |||
|- | |||
| Ewá | |||
| Saint Lucy | |||
| Female | |||
| Beauty, sensuality, and purity. Influences clairvoyance and rules over the horizon. | |||
| Pink | |||
| "''Ri Ro Ewá''" | |||
|- | |||
| Ibejis | |||
| Saints Cosmas and Damian | |||
| Male | |||
| Protectors of children. Embody joy and innocence. | |||
| Green, blue, and pink | |||
| "''Bejiróó! Oni beijada!''" | |||
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==Exus and caboclos== | ==Exus and caboclos== | ||