ODUDUWA.

Oduduwa, also known as Odudua or Oduwa
Is the Yoruba pantheon's principal goddess
Embodying the soil and love
She, along with her husband Obatala
Contributed to the creation of the world.

Oduduwa is also a contemporary of Olorun
The Supreme Being; in other words
Unlike her spouse, she was not created by Olorun
Oduduwa and Obatala are frequently represented
With a closed white calabash (a type of gourd).

The gourd's lid represents Batala
The sign of heaven,
While the bottom represents Oduduwa
The symbol of the ground
In this artwork, Oduduwa and Obatala
Are depicted as a single androgynous deity.

In older tales
The goddess is portrayed
As the embodiment of goodness
Oduduwa is also seen as highly attractive
She is associated with the color black, which represents.

Oduduwa is significant
In the Yoruba creation myth
According to the belief, Olorun sent Obatala
To create the earth and humanity
Obatala became thirsty while working
And decided to drink some palm wine.

He kept making people out of clay
But the more he worked, the more he drank
He eventually became so drunk that he fell asleep.
Olorun sent Oduduwa down to check on Obatala
But she found him fast asleep.

When the goddess saw Obatala's
Unsuccessful creations while drunk
She took it upon herself to accomplish
The duty assigned to her husband
As a result, she became the Yoruba people's mother.