2006-06-27 08:53:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Erinlè is a hunter òrìshà . He is the patron deity of Ilobu, an Ijesha town located in South western Nigeria. Ilobu lies along the Erinlè river, a tributary of the Òshun River, on the road from Ogbomosho to Oshogbo. Ilobu is known as a trade centre for the yams, corn, cassava, oil palms, pumpkins, beans, and okra grown in the region.
There are many variations on this òrìshà's name, he is known as Eyinlè in Egbado, Erinlè in Ilobu and Enlè in Okuku. In Cuba and Trinidad he is known as Inlè or Erinlè 'Ajaja'. Ajaja is an honorific title meaning 'He who eats dog' and is punned as Àjàjà 'The ferocious one' (Warner Lewis, 1994.) In Brazil, Candomblé Ketu, he is known as Inlè or Òxóssì Ibualama.
"Erinlè" etymologically means 'elephant (Erin) in-the-earth' (ilè) or 'land-elephant' in standard Yoruba. Erinlè is a hunter, herbalist and animal husbander. He has close ties with many òrìshà but especially Yemoja, Òshun, Òshóòsì, Ògún, Osányìn and Otin.
He is envisioned as an extremely wealthy deity, dressed in refined garments, adorned with copious amounts of cowries, coral beads and plumage from hunted game. In Colonial Cuba, ìlekè of Erinlè were composed of coral, jet and gold beads, the very best available. He grants abundance in the form of children as well as bestowing the bounty of the ocean and rivers. He represents the gifts of land, sea and river by fishing and hunting.
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2006-06-27 09:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by burbelicious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-27 15:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by Elspeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋