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Index
Cover Image
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Preface
An Introduction to the Diloggún
Chapter 1: Okana
Okana Brews a Love Potion
Okana’s Seduction of Shangó
Okana’s Curses
Okana’s Lesson in Love
The Story of the Cat and the Rat
Chapter 2: Eji Oko
The Birth of Ikú
The Marriage of Ikú and Ejioko
Ejioko Loses His Friend Iré
Ochosi Feeds Olófin
Chapter 3: Ogundá
Why the Rooster Was First Sacrificed
How the Crocodile Became Powerful
King Olushola Makes Ebó
Chapter 4: Irosun
How a Man and a Woman Found Love
Irosun Discovers His True Friends
The Story of the Cat and the Leopard
The Pact between Orishaokó and Olófin
The Tail (Tale) of the Little Monkey
Obatalá Rewards Odé
Chapter 5: Oché
The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Oché
How Oshogbo Became Dedicated to Oshún
How Oshún Came to the New World
A Foolish Merchant’s Tragedy
I Will Give You a Small Thing
Chapter 6: Obara
The Farmer and His Ebó
The Best Food: The Worst Food
Ochosi Learns to Build a Trap
Ochosi’s Curse
The Story of Elegede
Chapter 7: Odí
The Creation of Copulation
Where the Hole Was First Opened
He Who Fights Knows about War
Chapter 8: Unle
Unle Is Born
Unle’s Ebó to Elegguá
Unle Builds a Home
Unle Becomes a Farmer
Obatalá Eats Heads
Chapter 9: Osá
The Death of His Love
A Beggar’s Story
A Son’s Loss
The Brag of the Boastful Boy
Shangó’s Imprisonment
Chapter 10: Ofún
Life and Death
The Story of Iré and Osogbo
Ofún, the Godchild of Ikú
The Loss of Ofún’s Daughter
How the Leopard Gained His Strength
The Spinning of the Web
Obatalá Makes Ebó
Chapter 11: Owani
Eshu at the Crossroads
The Climbing Vine and the Okra
The Death of the Egungun Priests
Disobedience Becomes the Road to Death
Oshún’s Ebó
How Osain Saved the Ill-Prepared Man
Chapter 12: Ejila Shebora
Shangó’s Losses
The Marriage of Oshún and Orúnmila
Yemayá’s Quest
Yemayá Learns to Cast òpèlè
Glossary
Footnotes
About the Author
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
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