Oshosi

Oshosi
Hunt, Forest, Warrior, Justice
Member of Orisha
Oxóssi sculpture at Catacumba Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesOxossi, Ochosi, Ososi, Oxosi or Osawi
Venerated inYoruba religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, Umbanda
RegionNigeria, Benin, Brazil, Haiti
Ethnic groupYoruba people

Oshosi (Yoruba: Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì, Portuguese: Oxóssi) is an Orisha of the Yoruba religion in West Africa and subsequently in Brazil and Cuba.

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