DIOSES YORUBAS - YORUBA DIETIES
| Orisha | Colors | Power | Force
in Nature |
Weapon/ Symbol |
Numbers | Bata |
| Elegguá | red & black | the unexpected; justice personified | corners; crossroads | clay or cement head with eyes | 3 |  |
| Obatalá | white | peace, purity | fatherhood | iruke | 8 | |
| Changó | red & white | power, passion | fire, thunder & lightning | double-edged axe | 4, 6 | |
| Ogún | green & black | war | iron, steel | knives | 7 | |
| Aganyú | red & green | control of enemies | volcanoes | axe | 9 | |
| Babalú-Ayé | sackcloth | cause & cure of illness | smallpox | crutches | 17 | |
| Yemayá | blue & white | maternity | ocean | seashells | 7 | |
| Ochún | white & yellow | love, marriage | rivers | fans, mirrors | 5 | |
| Oyá | maroon & white | protection against death | wind, burial grounds, thunderbolts | horsetail | 9 | |
