Oshun
오슌
World MythologyYoruba Tradition
"Orisha of Love, Beauty, and Rivers"
✦ Personality Traits
Beautiful
Loving
Fertile
Diplomatic
Sweet
✦ About
Oshun is the Yoruba orisha of fresh water, love, fertility, and beauty. She embodies feminine grace and the life-giving power of rivers. She is also associated with wealth, diplomacy, and the sweetness of life.
✦ Famous Story
When the orishas neglected Oshun, she withheld her waters and the world began to die. Only when they honored her did life return.
✦ If You Match
You radiate the loving beauty of Oshun—grace and sweetness that brings life wherever you go.
✦ Also Known As
Oxum
Ochun
