INFORMATION/GLOSSARY.
Yoruba gods mentioned in the book.
Oko- god of Agriculture and harvest.
Olodumare- The supreme God. Father of all Orishas, the sky father.
Sango- Yoruba god of thunder and wrath.
Esu- A trickster god of the yoruba land. god of crossroads and cruel pranks.
Osanyin- god of the forest and herbal healing.
Babalu Aye- god of disease and illness.
Ọbà - first wife of Shango and orisha of domesticity and marriage
Ọya - orisha of the Niger River; associated with wind, lightning, fertility, fire, and magic
Ọ̀ṣun - orisha who presides over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy.
Yemoja- - a mother goddess; patron deity of women, and the Ogun river.
LOCATIONS(Fictional)
Jojo
Owo
Ibile
Osoosi
River Oba (Myth)
River Osun( Myth)
CHARACTERS
Alima
Papa Alima
Oko
Olodumare
Esu
Ajanle
Egunleti
Babalu Aye
Osanyin
Mama Alima
The old man at the crossroad (Esu, in another body.)
Oba
Villagers.
GLOSSARY
Orisha- Yoruba deities.
Oriki- Songs of Praises.
Ehnnn- Answer me. (As used in the passage.)
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ALIMA
FantasyALIMA is a thrilling fantasy short fiction - spiced with a blend of romance, family, and adventure. After Alima's father falls critically ill with a disease whose cure sleeps across many vallies, far from home. Alima must set out t...
