COMPARATIVE EDO MYTHOLOGY
compiled by
Segun Toyin Dawodu
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NAME/POSITION |
BENIN |
YORUBA |
BABYLONIA |
GREEK |
ROMAN |
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King of the gods |
Osa-Nobuwa |
Olorun |
Marduk |
Zeus |
Jupiter |
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God of the Sun and Youth |
Apollo |
Apollo |
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God of War |
Ogie-Uwu Osanorie - Evbee Rio Ikpakpa |
Ogun |
Mars |
Ares |
Mars |
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God of the Sea |
Olokun |
Olokun |
Poseidon |
Neptune |
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Messenger of the gods |
Mercury |
Hermes |
Mercury |
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Blacksmith for the gods |
Ogun |
Ogun |
Hephaestus |
Vulcan |
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God of Wine |
Osa - Nokumanyan |
Dionysus |
Bacchus |
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God of Love |
Eros |
Cupid |
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God of the Underworld |
Pluto |
Pluto |
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God of Time |
Kronos |
Saturn |
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Queen of the gods |
Hera |
Juno |
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Goddess of Agriculture |
Demeter |
Ceres |
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Goddess of Moon and of Hunting |
Osayuki |
Artemis |
Diana |
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Goddess of Wisdom |
Athena |
Minerva |
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Goddess of Love and Beauty |
Ishtar |
Aphrodite |
Venus |
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Goddess of the Home |
Hestia |
Vesta |