Oshun (pronounced O-shan, also given as Osun) is a supernatural entity recognized as both a spirit and a goddess in the Yoruba religion of West Africa. https://www.worldhistory.org/Oshun/ #History #Ife #KingdomofBenin #Orisha

Oshun (pronounced O-shan, also given as Osun) is a supernatural entity recognized as both a spirit and a goddess in the Yoruba religion of West Africa. https://www.worldhistory.org/Oshun/ #History #Ife #KingdomofBenin #Orisha

Ife (aka Ile-Ife) was an ancient African city which flourished between the 11th and 15th century CE in what is today Nigeria in West Africa. Ife was the capital and principal religious centre of the Yoruba kingdom of Ife, which prospered thanks to trade connections with other West African kingdoms. Ife is particularly famous today for the magnificent metal sculptures its artists produced which ...https://www.worldhistory.org/Ife/ #Africa #AfricanArt #Ife #History