Yoruba
Mythical Creation of the Yoruba Tribe


According to some accounts, it was Obatala that Olodumare sent to create the earth, but on his way, he joined a group of gods feasting and he drank wine till he was drunk then fell asleep. Oduduwa then carried the calabash and the fowl beside him and carry out the mission that was meant for Obatala. When Obatala woke up, he discovered Oduduwa had created the earth and he became furious, but Olodumare calmed him with another mission of creating human beings.

It was also believed that Oduduwa had a son named Okanbi also called Idekoseroake, and Okanbi also begat seven children who can now be referred to as the fathers of the seven main Yoruba tribes, as follows ( Owu, Alaketu, Benin, Orangun, Onisabe, Olupopo and Oranyan).
The Yoruba people, who can be found in the Southwestern part of Nigeria, believe so much in the traditional accounts of their creation.
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