Yoruban Creation Myth

This Orisha asked permission from Olofin to create land to be a resting place for all living things.

• Shango

• Orunmila

• Obatala

• Eshu

Who is the Orisha of Prophecy?

• Obatala

• Oshun

• Olodumare

• Orunmila

What items did Orunmila tell Obatala to use to create land? Choose all that apply.

• A date palm nut

• A chicken

• A sunflower seed

• a gold chain

• A snail shell full of sand

True or False: Land was formed when the chicken laid an egg.

• True

• False

The land of the living was named ___ after the date palm tree grew.

• Ife

• Ope

• Alf

• Awa

This Orisha is the supreme god.

• Olokun

• Oya

• Oranyman

• Olodumar

This is the Goddess of the oceans:

• Shango

• Eshu

• Yemaya

• Orunmila

This is the trickster Orisha:

• Shango

• Olokun

• Oranyman

• Eshu

In the beginning the Orisha lived in the sky around what kind of tree?

• Date Palm

• Baobab

• Pin Oak

• Cypress

This god created chaos and war on earth by making humans unequal:

• Shango

• Eshu

• Oya

• Ogun