Yemayá

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4/5/2022, 10:13 PM Mike C yemaya10 added (from user-submitted name 203383)
1/26/2015, 4:31 PM Mike C 203383
1/26/2015, 11:50 AM Suzanne Brett

Gender Feminine
Usage Afro-American Mythology

Meaning & History

Spanish form of Yemọja, used in various Afro-American syncretic religions in the Caribbean and South America. In Cuba she is identified with Our Lady of Regla, an aspect of the Virgin Mary.