The stories in Yoruba mythology that tell of the World's Creation. "When Oludumare, All Powerful God, went through this earth, there was only fire and burning rocks ... Oludumare decided then that the Earth would exist, with its mountains, its valleys, its savannas. The hot vapors from the flames that accumulated in space, Oludumare converted them into clouds. In the parts of the rocks where the fire had been most violent, there remained, after it had gone out, some deep and enormous holes. In the deepest was born Olokun, the Ocean." * This legacy from Africa, specifically from Yorubaland in Nigeria, has survived to our day.
The ocean is a permanent question for humans. The depths especially are the subject of all kinds of fantasies and attractions. They are a source of life and at the same time make up a Universe of the Unknown. For the tradition in Cuba which is of Yoruba origin, the manifestation of this mystery is personified in the orisha Olokun. In some versions, this is interpreted as an aspect of Yemaya, the Queen of the sea. But both in the African tradition and in the versions that were developed by the descendants in Cuba, Olokun is the "impenetrable abyss, the infinite solitude" where light does not shine.
The presence of the Sea is a constant source of reflection and explanation concerning the world that surrounds us. As in other cultures, the appearance of life on this Earth and its subsequent evolution is conceived through the existence of this precious element of Nature ~ water, the Sea.
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