Orungan
In Yoruba religion, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju.[1]
According to some stories, he ravished his mother once, and as he tried a second time, Yemaja fell and burst open, whereupon the fifteen Orishas came forth from her.
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In Yoruba religion, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju.[1]
According to some stories, he ravished his mother once, and as he tried a second time, Yemaja fell and burst open, whereupon the fifteen Orishas came forth from her.
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