History
12th century[]
As early as the 12th century, the Yoruba people of the Niger River valley (in modern-day Nigeria) started worshiping the Vodū gods (as did the Fon people of Dahomey (in modern-day Benin). The Yorubans knew the Vodū Sky Father Buluku as "Olorun". Buluku's offspring Lusa and Mahu, and their family, became directly involved in mortal affairs, and descended to the ancient city of Ife,[1] which they founded,[2] the legendary first city of the Yoruba people. One of the several interdimensional nexuses between Earth and Orun, the dimension of the Vodū, is located near Ife.
Eventually, their twins strayed from Ife and settled in other mortal cities in Western Africa.[1] Shango himself went on to rule the mortal city of Oyo (in modern-days southwestern Nigeria) for a brief time.[2]
Modern Age[]
In modern days, the ancient city of Ife was located within the Osun State of Nigeria.[1]Residents
See Also
Links and References
- Ife on Wikipedia.org
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; The Vodū's profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Shango's profile