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Yoruba Mythology Family Tree

Trace divine lineages, primordial ancestors, divine unions, and heroic offspring across verified academic sources.

Generation:
Showing 30 Lineage Nodes
Gen 1

The Elder Gods

deity
Aganju
volcanoes
deity
Nana Buruku
swamps
deity
Olodumare
Creation
Gen 2

The Reigning Pantheon

spirit
Abiku
Rebirth
creature
Adze
Villages and Forest Edges
deity
Aje
wealth
creature
Eloko
Congo Rainforest
deity
Eshu
Crossroads
artifact
Ifa Divination
Divination
place
Ile-Ife
Holy city
creature
Mami Wata
Rivers, Oceans, and Sacred Waters
creature
Ninki Nanka
Swamps and Mangrove Forests
deity
Ogun
Iron
artifact
Ogun's Iron
Path Clearing
deity
Olokun
sea
deity
Ori
destiny
deity
Orunmila
wisdom
deity
Osanyin
herbs
artifact
Oshe of Shango
Thunder
deity
Oya
Storms
creature
Popobawa
Zanzibar and Coastal East Africa
deity
Shango
Thunder
creature
Tikoloshe
Near Water Sources and Human Dwellings
deity
Yemoja
Waters
Gen 3

Divine Offspring & Heroes

deity
Ibeji
twins
hero
Moremi Ajasoro
Heroism
deity
Obatala
Creation
deity
Oduduwa
Land-making
deity
Oshun
Rivers
deity
Shopona
disease
Genealogy Inspector

Aganju

"volcanoes, wilderness, earth"

Recorded Kinship (1)

Shango
parent of