Obatala (; lit. 'King of White Cloth') also known as Oriṣanla (lit. 'The Great Orisha') is the king of all oriṣa in the Yoruba religion, believed to have created the Earth (Ile Ayé) and humans. In some versions of the story, he failed the task by being drunk on palm wine after being tempted by the trickster deity Eshu and was outperformed by his little brother Oduduwa.
Obatala (; lit. 'King of White Cloth') also known as Oriṣanla (lit. 'The Great Orisha') is the king of all oriṣa in the Yoruba religion, believed to have created the Earth (Ile Ayé) and humans. In some versions of the story, he failed the task by being drunk on palm wine after being tempted by the trickster deity Eshu and was outperformed by his little brother Oduduwa.
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