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Oshun, the goddess from African Yoruba mythology, is far more than a Yoruba goddess of love and beauty. She is the river Orisha who, according to Yoruba tradition, helped bring life to the world itself. 🌟 Join the Mystics and support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/join 🛒 Mythology books, and creator picks: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mysteriesofmythology 👕 Merch: https://mysteriesofmythology.com/ ▶️ Watch next: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikECI8lazL1jxMQav5cy4PTi5SX5IzGz https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikECI8lazL0W7QESLTLZrYyMAk91giJx Oshun goddess, also written Ọ̀ṣun, Osun, Ochún, and Oxum, is one of the most beloved Orishas in Yoruba religion. Linked to fresh water, fertility, healing, love, beauty, wealth, diplomacy, and the sacred Osun River in Nigeria, her stories reach from West African mythology to Cuba, Brazil, Santería, Candomblé, and the wider African diaspora. 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ⏳ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro to Oshun 00:51 The Yoruba 02:17 The Creation Story 05:31 More Than a “Love Goddess” 07:05 The River and Its Warning 08:34 Symbols of Oshun 10:00 The Sacred Grove 13:11 Oshun Beyond Africa 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 📚 SOURCES & CREDITS: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Oshun: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oshun UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1118/ Internet Sacred Text Archive: Myths of Ife (John Wyndham, 1921): https://sacred-texts.com/afr/ife/index.htm Internet Sacred Text Archive: The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa (A. B. Ellis, 1894): https://sacred-texts.com/afr/yor/index.htm Brill: The Oshun Festival: An African Traditional Religious Healing Process: https://brill.com/view/journals/cvj/36/3/article-p192_4.xml Cambridge Core: An Outline of the Cosmology and Cult Organisation of the Oyo Yoruba: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/africa/article/abs/an-outline-of-the-cosmology-and-cult-organization-of-the-oyo-yoruba1/CAB6B5CD2DE1727BE7D8B459691DFB26 Oxford Academic: Osun across the Waters: A Yoruba Goddess in Africa and the Americas: https://academic.oup.com/afraf/article-pdf/104/416/548/193719/adi059.pdf 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🔔 Subscribe to Mysteries of Mythology → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/?sub_confirmation=1 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🔗 Connect With Me: 💬 Chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/erE273UZme 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteriesofmythology/ #Oshun #YorubaMythology #Orisha #AfricanMythology #MysteriesOfMythology #Oshungoddess