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In the Yoruba tradition, Erinlẹ was a great hunter who became an orisha.
| Erinlẹ | |
|---|---|
Earth, Natural force of Universe, Hunting | |
| Member of Orisha | |
| Other names | Erinle |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
| Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba |
He is said to have conducted the first Olobu of Ilobu to the site of the town of Ilobu, and to have protected the people of the town from Fulani invasions.[1] He is usually described as a hunter but sometimes as a herbalist or a farmer. It is said that one day he sank into the earth near Ilobu and became a river. He is known all over Yorùbáland.[2] The cult of Erinlẹ is found in towns throughout the former Oyo Empire. His shrines contain smooth, round stones from the Erinlẹ River.[1] The name may be derived from erin (elephant) and ilẹ (earth), or from erin and ile (house).[2] He is known as Inle by the Lukumi in Cuba and as Ode Inle, and sometimes as Oxossi Ibualamo in Brazilian Candomblé. The Erinlẹ River, a tributary of the Osun River, takes his name.
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