Oduduwa, Locked in the Darkness, in a Calabash (Yoruba/Nigeria) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
..., Locked in the Darkness, in a Calabash (Yoruba/Nigeria) Oduduwa (Odudua, Oduwa) is the chief goddess of the Yoruba, the creator; she represents the earth. She is the wife of Obatala, but she is contemporary with Olorun—not made by him, as was her husband. She came from Ife, the holy city, in common with most of the other gods. Obatala and Oduduwa represent one androgynous divinity, an image of a human being with one arm and leg, and a tail terminating a sphere. But generally, Obatala and Oduduwa are regarded as two distinct persons. Oduduwa is both a...
