Olokun vs Yemoja

The Orisha of the deep ocean and unfathomable wealth. Olokun rules the mysterious depths of the sea and guards the treasures hidden beneath the waves.

Olokun was present at the creation of the world, ruling the primordial waters before dry land existed. After Oduduwa created the earth, Olokun remained master of the oceans.

Olokun personifies the vast, unknowable depths of the ocean. Unlike the surface waves ruled by Yemoja, Olokun commands the dark abyss where light never reaches and treasures accumulate undisturbed.

The Orisha of the ocean and motherhood. Yemoja is the great mother of many Orishas and all sea creatures.

Yemoja was created by Olodumare as the embodiment of maternal waters. Originally dwelling in the Ogun River in Nigeria, she accompanied her children across the Atlantic, becoming the goddess of the ocean itself.

Yemoja is the great mother Orisha, whose name means 'Mother whose children are fish.' Originally associated with the Ogun River in Nigeria, she became the goddess of the ocean during the Middle Passage, as enslaved Africans prayed to her during the horrific Atlantic crossing.