Alafẹrẹ

Yoruba Etymology From yo oní- afẹrẹ́ one who has wind, breeze, cold weather Owner of the wind. yo afẹrẹ́ Afẹrẹ́ is a term for wind in the Northeast and Central Yoruba dialects. Alafere's role as a female wind deity and female equivalent to a male fire deity takes the form of the deity yo Ọya in most other Yorùbá towns. Ọya may have developed from Aláfẹrẹ́ worship. In modern times, she is often celebrated simultaneously with yo Ọya and yo Ìjùgbẹ̀ Pronunciation Aláfẹrẹ́ Proper noun Aláfẹrẹ́ yo Ifẹ̀ a female deity associated with wind, rainfall, and thunder, and a daughter of the fire deity yo Ọ̀ràm̀fẹ̀. She is worshipped in yo Ifẹ̀. She is also closely associated with yo Ọbaresé the Ife chief deity of rainfall. References Faleye, Adeola A. The Structural Changing Phases of Ifẹ̀ Festivals and Tradition Towards Economic Boost and Cultural Tourism , 2020 yo Yoruba religion