In Yoruba mythology, Mami Wata is one of the principal deities in the pantheon, alongside other water deities like Oshun, the goddess of love and rivers, and Olokun, the god of the sea.
In Yoruba mythology, Mami Wata is one of the principal deities in the pantheon, alongside other water deities like Oshun, the goddess of love and rivers, and Olokun, the god of the sea.
The narrator identifies as an initiate of Yemoja and Oshun, deities associated with water in African spiritual traditions.
In Afro-Cuban traditions, particularly in Palo Mayombe and Lukumi practices, goddesses such as Kalunga and Oshun are versions of Mami Wata.
Oshun is linked to Mary Magdalene and known as the goddess of love and sweet water.
In Hindu cosmology, Oshun is mirrored by Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, who is also associated with foot-washing, a motif found in Christian and pre-Christian texts.