Yemòwó
name
/jē.mò.wó/ /jé.mò.wó/
Yémòwó (canonical), Yemòó (alternative)
Definitions
- in the ancestral Ifẹ̀ religion, a supreme creator deity/goddess regarded as the consort of the sky deity Ọbàtálá (then known as Òrìṣà). She is likely equivalent to Mawu in the Dahomean religion
- a divinity who is the wife of the deity of purity and creation, Ọbàtálá
Etymology
From iye/iya (“mother”) + mòwó (“Mawu”), literally “Mother Mòwó”. See Măwŭ
Component words
iye/iyamothermòwóMawu
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Yemowo”.
Reference:
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