Oduduwa
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Odùduwà was a Yoruba divine king, an Oriṣa in the Yoruba religion, and the progenitor who ushered in the classical period that later led to the foundation of the Ife Empire. His earthly origins are fr
Ife Head, relic of the royal cult of an ancient Ooni of Ile-Ife and heraldic symbol of Ife royalty
A statue of Oduduwa
Ọranyan
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Ọ̀rànmíyàn, also known as Ọranyan, was a legendary Yoruba king from the kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the founder of the Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire. Although he was the youngest of the descendants of O
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…elsewhere in Ife to continue the conflict. Long after the era of Oduduwa and Obatala, the next major progression of events were captured in the figure of Ọranyan (Ọ̀rànmíyàn). In tradition, Oranyan was a son of Ogun, and the youngest of Oduduwa's grandsons. He is said to have been the most war-like Yoruba prince…
Opa Ọ̀rànmíyàn, a 20-ft tall granite monolith in Ife, believed to be the staff of Oranmiyan.