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Patakíes
Patakíes are stories passed down through tradition, offering insight into the Orishas, their relationships and the cultural teachings of Yoruba and Afro-Cuban heritage.
Stories with cultural context
This section will gradually feature carefully selected and reviewed stories. Accounts may differ across oral traditions; each will be presented with respect for its origins and meaning.
Olodumare (Olorun)
Supreme divinity and primordial source of creative power. Presented separately from the Orishas because its place in tradition differs from their forms of direct worship.
Obatalá
Creator of human bodies; peace, purity and wisdom.
Oggún
Iron, warfare, technology and work.
Ochosi
Hunting, precision and justice.
Oshún
Love, fertility, freshwater rivers and prosperity.
Shangó
Thunder, fire, royalty and divine justice.
Yemayá
Sea, motherhood and protection.
Oyá
Winds, storms, transformation and the cemetery.
Orunmila
Wisdom, destiny and divination (Ifá).
Babalú Ayé
Healing; skin diseases and epidemics.
Olokun
Depths of the ocean and its mysteries.
Osain
Medicinal herbs and knowledge of plants.
Inle (Erinle)
Medicine, fishing and healing.
Agayú
Strength of the earth, volcanoes and open space.
Ibeyis
Twins protecting children and good fortune.
Obba
Marriage, loyalty and sacrifice.
Oduduwa
Authority, earth and origins.
Naná Burukú
Ancestral grandmother; wisdom and marshlands.
Iroko
Sacred tree and time.
Associations and spellings vary across lineages and traditions. These cards offer cultural introductions, not ritual guidance.
