Ibeji

Sacred twin orisa embodying duality and balance; protectors of twins.

Parentage

• parent: Shango
• parent: Oshun

Domains

• twins duality

Powers

• Bestows fortune and protection on twins' families

Epithets

• Ẹdunjọbí yoruba · Edunjobi'the colobus monkey gives birth first' — the lore-title linking the sacred twins (ibeji) to the edun monkey, in twin oríkì; Taiwo and Kehinde hailed as bringers of fortuneBabalola, Adeboye. Awon Oriki Orile Metadinlogun, Collins, 1967 (secondary scholarship); Chappel, T. J. H. 'The Yoruba Cult of Twins in Historical Perspective', Africa 44, 1974 (secondary scholarship)
• Èjìré ará ìsokùn Yoruba · Èjìré ará ìsokùn · cultTwins, kin from Isokun (a classic oríkì ibeji address)Yoruba oríkì ibeji (praise-chants for twins) (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Originalbotanica, Ibeji (secondary)