Odu Odi

Odi was born in Eju-Ipee in Ilorin. He is the son of the king of Eju and Ibilola. He is sometimes called Asapereadagba ("short stool"), as he has very short legs. Odi has a taboo against eating yanrin vegetable, and yam that break when he takes it out of the heap. He cannot use a square mat for sleeping on, and he cannot dig with a hoe near the town gate.

 

Odi Meji "The very tall and powerful Odi, the very very powerful Odi" were the ones who cast Ifa for Eji Odi, on the day that he went to the market of Ejigbomekun, on the day also that he wept because he ha...

Odi-Ika Asiribomomo cast for Olokun and Olosa, who were both advised to sacrifice four pots of clay, sixteen pigeons, 80,000 cowries, and ewe. They listened and made the sacrifice. The were assured that no...

Odi-Irete Ijimere, the awo of good condition and beauty, was the one who cast for Arisemase Idireterete, the lazy human, on the day that he did not want to work. The told him to sacrifice in order to be able...

Odi-Irosun "It stings, it hurts, the buttocks of an old man give him problems" cast Ifa for Agba Kuomi, who had an illness of the bottom, or a problem between his thighs. They told him to sacrifice and to rec...

Odi-Iwori If Eshu tries to distort the world, it is Ela who resists him Ela does not receive a reward. Ela does not receive kolanuts. Ela encourages human happyness and creates long life. He made Odundun the...

Odi-Obara "Edidi bothers them, Obara covers them" cast for the Tree amongs thorny bushes, who was advised to sacrifice, in order to clear all difficulties away from his path. The also cast for the Palmtree, ...

Odi-Ofun "Edidi keeps them captive in the house. Ofun keeps them captive in the forest. Who will save them? It is only Orunmila who will save them, it is only Orunmila" was the one who cast for the people o...

Odi-Ogbe "Baba-akikibiti, Baba-akikibiti" was cast for Orunmila, on the day that Death and Disease both wanted to visit him. They told him to make two Sigidi Amonu, each with 200 eeru, for which we may subs...

Odi-Ogunda Orunmila says that Oguns seat is deserted. I say that Oguns seat is deserted. Why do we come to Oguns house and find nobody there? The whole house is utterly deserted. They said that Oguns characte...

Odi-Okanran "The palm tree by the crossroads is carved by many a machete" and "Two people cannot sleep on a duiker hide" were the ones who cast for Olokun, on the day that Olokun was to suffer a loss. They sai...

Odi-Osa "My backside does not run, I do not run" was the one who cast for Oke-ula, a creature with a large behind, on the day that she feared to lose her backside. Ebo: 1 he-goat, 1 rooster, 22,000 cowries...

Odi-Oshe "The eyes protect the head; a small thing can create an incredible lot of misery" was cast for 165 trees. The should sacrifice in order to prevent that a dangerous stranger would visit them: four k...

Odi-Otura "The Spade, the one who takes care of the well-being of Earth" cast for the Alara, king of Ara, who was advised to sacrifice in order for his family not to be dispersed, but to be united instead. T...

Odi-Oturupon Osunsun, the awo of Oluigbo, cast for "Agressive" on the day that she tried to teach the Awo his own trade, on the day also that the mistook the local traditions of her little village for cosmic la...

Odi-Owonrin Idiwonrinwonrin-Idiwonrinwonrin was cast for Tortoise, on the day that he was invited to sacrifice, in order to receive honor, everywhere he would go to tell his interesting stories, and to play th...

Odi-Oyeku Idiyekuyekete cast for Olori-oga, the leader of the people. They instructed him to offer a sheet of white cloth that was in his house, a sheep, and 33,000 cowries. What was the sacrifice for? It wa...