Oshun

Oshun
Goddess of Water, Purity, Fertility, Love, and Sensuality
Member of the Orisha
Other names	Ọ̀ṣun, Ochún, Oxúm
Venerated in	Yoruba religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, Dominican Vudú
Animals	Vulture, peacock
Symbols	Abẹ̀bẹ̀, gold, bronze, amber, pumpkin, honey, mead, wine, confections, orange
Color	Yellow, coral, gold, white
Number	Five
Region	Nigeria, Benin, Latin America, Haiti, Cuba
Ethnic group	Yoruba people, Fon people
Festivals	Osun-Osogbo
Genealogy
Parents	Yemoja (mother)
Spouse	Changó, Erinle
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Aphrodite
Roman equivalent	Venus
Norse equivalent	Freyja, Frigg
Canaanite equivalent	Astarte
Hittite equivalent	Sauska

Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and beauty, and the Osun River, and of wealth and propersity in Voodoo.^[1][2][3] She is considered the most popular and venerated of the 401 orishas.^[4]

In the mythology, Oshun was once the queen consort to King Shango of Oyo, and deified following her death, honored at the Osun-Osogbo Festival, a two-week-long annual festival that usually takes place in August, at the Oṣun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osogbo.^[5][6][3] A violín is a type of musical ceremony in Regla de Ocha performed for Osún. It includes both European classical music and Cuban popular music.^[7]