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List Of Ogisos
''Ogiso'' is the name used by the people of Igodomigodo or (Ugodomigodo) to refer to the institution and first dynasty of rulers beginning approximately around 900 - 950AD or the mid tenth century. The name variously translates to mean 'King from the sky', 'King of the sky', or 'King of heaven'. Broken down, the word is coined from the article pieces ''-Ogie''; the Edo word for king, and ''-Iso''; the Edo word for sky. Early traditions narrate that these early kings (''Ogie'') descended from heaven. The first of them, Igodo (or Obagodo), is believed to have been a stranger from the sky because of his immense wisdom. Not much is known about the reign of the Ogisos compared to the era of the Obas, and the period is often said to be of a semi-mythical or legendary nature. The exact number of Ogisos that reigned have varied since the inception of written Benin history. Ademola Iyi-Eweka records a list of fifteen Ogisos ending with Owodo in 1998. Before him, pioneer Edo historian Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igodomigodo
Igodomigodo was an ancient Edo kingdom in modern-day southern Nigeria ruled by the Ogiso monarchy. History Legendary origins The Edo tradition of origin holds that initially there was no land on earth. Accordingly, Osanobua requested three sons to descend from the sky in a canoe. One son, named Igodo, created land by pouring sand contained in a snail shell on the water, and Osanobua made him king of the Edo and of the world. Some traditions say Igodo was thought to have come from the sky due to his great wisdom. ''Ogiso'' hence means "king from the sky". Early history Relying on other traditions and archaeological evidence, historians believe that the Edo migrated into Igodogomido from the northeast in the second half of the first millenium CE, intermarrying with the local Efa people and gradually assimilating them to their culture. Some traditions claim that they stayed temporarily at Ile-Ife before settling their present-day homeland. In Jacob Egharevba's first editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |