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Explore the mystical world of Yoruba mythology as we delve into the fascinating story of Oshun, the powerful goddess of love, beauty, and rivers. In this video, we'll reveal the secrets and mysteries surrounding this divine being, exploring her origins, symbolism, and significance in African spirituality.
From her association with water and fertility to her role as a mediator between mortals and the gods, we'll uncover the many facets of Oshun's captivating persona. Join us on this journey into the heart of Yoruba culture and discover the magic of Oshun, the goddess who embodies the essence of love, passion, and transformation.
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oan is a really powerful goddess she's
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like the super protector of the yo River
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this river is super special and holy
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like a source of life and all things
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pure oan is also the goddess of love
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spreading joy and happiness wherever she
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goes she looks after women and children
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and she's a symbol of having lots of
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babies and lots of good things in life
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aen is usually shown as a beautiful
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woman in flowing yellow dresses is
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wearing honey and jewels people say her
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beauty is mesmerizing her laughter is
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like bells jingling making everyone
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happy ocean is a force of nature
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controlling the river she can bring life
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but she can also be destructive but
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she's also kind and always helps those
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in need she's like a superhero for her
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followers giving them strength and hope
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her love protects everyone who respects
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her everyone knows how beautiful osun is
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it said she can even charm the other
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gods she moves gracefully like she's
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always dancing she's elegant and poised
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but ocean is more than just a pretty
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face she's a powerful Creator oen helped
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make the world her energy shaped the
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rivers and streams she gave life to the
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plants and animals ocean protects all
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living things especially water creatures
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her laughter is the sweetest sound and
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her tears can heal anything ocean is
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love beauty and new life all rolled into
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one she he like mother nature giving
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life and keeping everyone
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safe a long long time ago the world was
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just a big empty space the orishas the
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Yoruba Gods met to make the world how it
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should be each Oria had a job obatala
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the main Creator God would make the
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first humans Shango the Thunder God
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would bring storms yayah the ocean
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goddess would rule the Seas the orishas
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work together mount mountains grew
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forests appeared and rivers started
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flowing the world was taking shape but
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something wasn't right it felt empty the
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orishas forgot ocean they didn't give
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her a job they thought her powers were
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only for the yo River they didn't know
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how important she really
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was without ocean the world started to
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Die the rivers dried up the plants died
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and the Animals got sick the world once
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so full of life was F fading away the
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orishas got scared they realized
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something was very wrong they forgot
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about oshun's nurturing power their
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world was broken without her the orishas
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knew they messed up big time the world
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was about to end they knew they had to
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fix things and get osun
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back the orishas looked everywhere for
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osun they finally found her by the yayo
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River she was sad they forgot about her
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she didn't want to come back to a world
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that didn't appreciate appreciate her
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the orishas felt bad and asked her to
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forgive them they realized how important
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ocean was for the world to survive they
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promised to honor and respect her they
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said she was just as important as them
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ocean seeing they were truly sorry
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agreed to come back she loved the world
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too much to let it die her love was
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stronger than her
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anger when Asen came back the world came
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alive again the rivers flowed the plants
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grew the animals were happy and the
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people
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celebrated oen brought joy and abundance
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back to the world the orishas learned
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their lesson they realized that
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everything in the world is connected
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they promised to always respect osun the
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world was whole again thanks to the
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goddess of love and rivers oen showed
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everyone how kind she was and how much
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she loved nature she reminds us to take
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care of the balance of nature
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ocean is a fierce protector of her home
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she's smart and quick and she knows how
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to outsmart her enemies there's a story
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about a mean warlord who wanted to take
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over oshun's people he sent his army to
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attack but oshen was ready using her
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magic she flooded the land turning it
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into a giant River the warlord's Army
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was washed away oan showed everyone not
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to mess with her she protected her
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people with the power of the river she
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show shows us that love and kindness
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aren't weaknesses but super
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strengths ISU the trickster God loves to
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play pranks he wanted to see how wise
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OSU was he pretended to be a beggar and
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asked her for food and a place to stay
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osun being kind welcomed him ESU
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thinking he was clever told her who he
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really was he bragged that he could
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trick her into giving him everything she
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owned osun smiled knowing his plan she
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challenged him to a game betting all her
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wealth against his freedom ESU sure of
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himself agreed they played riddle games
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but ocean was smarter every time ESU
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lost and had to admit defeat Ocean's
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wisdom won
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again osun is important to lots of
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people not just in her Homeland she's a
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big deal in many religions like Santia
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candombl and vodu her followers all over
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the world see her as is the goddess of
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love beauty and protection oshun reminds
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us to love everyone and everything she
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teaches us to respect nature she
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inspires us to be kind and brave even
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when things are tough oen Story shows us
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The Power of Love fairness and how
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everything is connected
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