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3/6/2020, 11:46 AM Mike C
5/16/2014, 2:10 PM Ora
5/16/2014, 1:27 AM LMS

Name Oduduwa
Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsOdùduwà, Odudua, Oòdua
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Oduduwa, Olofin Adimula, Emperor and First Suzerain of the Yoruba, was the Oba of Ile-Ife. His name is generally ascribed to the ancestral dynasty of Yorubaland due to the fact that he is held by the Yoruba to have been the ancestor of their numerous crowned kings. Following his post-humous deification, he was admitted to the Yoruba pantheon as an aspect of a primordial divinity of the same name.
Added 5/16/2014 by LMS