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Yoruba
Etymology
Possibly from ọ̀rọn (“heaven”) + ṣẹ̀n (“to flow from”), literally “That which came from heaven”
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ọ̀rọnṣẹ̀n
- (Ọwọ) a legendary queen of the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ from the 14th century, married to a king known as Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n. After she was betrayed by the members of Rẹ̀nrẹ̀ngẹjẹ̀n's court, she left Ọ̀wọ̀, and was deified as a protector deity. As a continued devotion to her, the town of Ọ̀wọ̀ worships her during the ọdún Igogo festival, where the king and all male chiefs dress in female clothing.