Oya - 8005B

Ọya (Yoruba: Ọya, also known as Oyá or Oiá; Yansá or Yansã; and Iansá or Iansã in Latin America) is an orisha of winds, lightning, and violent storms, death and rebirth.  She lives in the marketplace and steers the changing fortunes made through business. She is similar to the Haitian god Maman Brigitte, who is syncretised with the Catholic Saint Brigit.  Oyá’s aché is fierce, tumultuous, changing and protective.  Oya is seen in aspects as the warrior-spirit of the wind, lightning, fertility, fire, and magic. She creates hurricanes and tornadoes, and guards the underworld. Oya is the spirit of change and transition.  She is invoked for fertility, especially after chronic miscarriages.    Syncretized Catholic Saint: Our Lady of Candlemas or Saint Theresa

17mm W x 41mm H
Bronze