8/9/2019 Orisa Erinle is Not an Irunmale
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Orisa Erinle is not an Irunmale, that is to say Erinle is not
among the
“igba/irun/otalelegbaje-imale” that descended from ikole Orun
(heaven or
better ut the siritual !orld" to Ikole aye (Earth or better ut
material
!orld"#
$his Orisa is very oular and !ell kno!n all over %oruba
land and of course
among the %oruba &mericans, 'ubans, $rinidadian, atinos and
many more
outside the %oruba nation in )igeria# *any Erinle !orshiers are
in +emo,
Ijebu, &beokuta Egbado in Ogun state# In fact there are
families in the above
areas that bear Erinle and &batan (kno!n as a ath in
Erinle"# Erinle is also
kno!n to be the atron Orisan to llobu an Ijesha to!n in Osun
state# $he
to!n lies along river Erinle that takes its source from river
Osun along
Ogbomoso-Osogbo road# etu and Okuku are other to!ns !here
eole
!orshi Erinle a lot#
Erinle means land elehant# $his suer human being turned Orisa
is
recorded in history to be an herbalist, hunter and farmer of all
kinds
.shing, animal husbandry# e is kno!n to be an e0tremely !ealthy
and
al!ays !ell-dressed deity in re.ned garments adorned !ith
co!ries, coral
beads and lumage from hunted game#
Erinle is kno!n to be a male Orisa in %oruba land# Erinle1s
uni2ueness is allabout his inhabitation of t!o !orlds i#e# !ater
and earth# Erinle heals !ith
!ater (from ocean" and leaves and herbs from the forest, he
hunts on land
for animals and for .shes in the !ater#
%emoja is kno!n to be married to Erinle at one time# 3ut
&batan, !hich
some eole called a ath of Erinle, is the o!er !ife of Erinle#
4ome say
Erinle is male !hile &batan is female# 5hen someone takes
initiation into
Erinle and the Orisa is consecrated for him6her, he6she !ould
also receive
&batan just as in Obatala and Osun in many arts of %oruba
land# Erinle1s
color is !hite !hile &batan1s color is yello!6gold#
&batan is kno!n to be
Erinle1s erfect mi0 of female energies#
4ymbols of Erinle
Erinle1s symbols are the clay ot called “ Ogun Erinle” or
&!o-ota Erinle#
Erinle1s ot comes in di7erent si8es, shaes and designs,
articularly the lid
or cover of the ot holding “ota”, “omi” etc#, deending on !here
you are in
%orubaland# 4ome come !ith a bust on the lid, some !ith a
cro!n structure,some have raised relics !here other instruments
like “aaja t!o edged
