Oshunmare (known as Ochumaré or Oxumaré in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
) is an
Orisha.
Osumare is the spirit of the rainbow, and Osumare also means rainbow in the
Yoruba language
Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 50 million, plus about 2 million second-languag ...
.
See also
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Aido Wedo
References
Life-death-rebirth deities
Yoruba deities
Legendary serpents
Brazilian deities
Candomblé
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