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When Was Odùduwà Born? by Samfigo1(m): 5:43pm On Dec 24, 2015
When was Odùduwà born? Does anyone know his date of birth?

Oduduwa, Olofin Adimula, Emperor and First Suzerain of the Yoruba, was the
Oba of Ile-Ife . His name, phonetically written by Yoruba language-speakers as
Odùduwà and sometimes contracted as Odudua or Oòdua , is generally ascribed to the ancestral dynasty of Yorubaland because he is held by the Yoruba to have been the ancestor of their numerous crowned kings. Following his posthumous deification , he was admitted to the Yoruba
pantheon as an aspect of a primordial divinity of the same name.

About Oduduwa Etymology
Oduduwa is the power of the womb.
Oduduwa represents omnipotency, the ability to affect and reconstruct the physical reality at will.
Oòdua first appears as one of the divinities of the Yoruba the ogony.
The narrative indicates that Oduduwa denotes “the essence of Reality” (Odu-ti-o-da-Iwa)or "the reservoir of existence"(Odu -ti-o- du Uwa).

Narrative
Early Historians like Samuel Johnson have been debunked for recording some Oyo -Yoruba popolar account of the coming of Lamurudu baba / father of Oba Oduduwa from the east, sometimes understood by some sources as the "vicinity" of Mecca , but more likely signifying the region of Ekiti , Okun sub-communities in northeastern
Yorubaland /central Nigeria or Idah town of the Igala in Kogi State of Central Nigeria. Ekiti is near the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers, and is where the Yoruba language is presumed to have separated from related ethno-linguistic groupings like Igala , Igbo , and Edo . Lamurudu, a King to be and a very powerful hunter , warrior and pioneer, is said to have come from Mecca. He had several children, last of which, was Oduduwa.

Ife Traditions
When Oduduwa rose to be a prominent citizen of ancient Ife, he and his group are believed to have conquered most of the 13 component communities and deposed Obatala, then evolved the palace structure with its effective centralized power and dynasty. Going by the tribal records, he is commonly referred to as the first Ooni of Ife and progenitor of the legitimate Kings of the Yoruba people.
Oduduwa and his role in creation
Main article: Yoruba religion
Some oral traditions claim that Oduduwa was Olodumare 's favourite
orisha , and as such was sent from heaven to create the earth.
There is much controversy concerning him and his place and names in the Yoruba pantheon, and consensus on the subject is as elusive as it is with any other "creation myth". However, the Ife are known for telling the following story:

Later years
Upon the ending of Oduduwa's time on Earth, there was a dispersal of his children/grandchildren from Ife to the outposts that they had previously founded in order for them to establish effective control over these places. Each is said to have made his or her mark in the subsequently urbanization and consolidation of the Yoruba confederacy of kingdoms, with each child or grandchild fashioning his or her state after Ile-Ife.(copied).

A day also should be set aside as holiday to celebrate someone that brought about the existence of Yoruba race.

Re: When Was Odùduwà Born? by Nobody: 5:45pm On Dec 24, 2015
In the first century
Re: When Was Odùduwà Born? by itstpia8: 5:54pm On Dec 24, 2015
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Re: When Was Odùduwà Born? by Baawaa(m): 6:07pm On Dec 24, 2015
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Re: When Was Odùduwà Born? by 2prexios: 6:20pm On Dec 24, 2015
IFA go fit know the answer,
and babalawo people.
Re: When Was Odùduwà Born? by Samfigo1(m): 6:44pm On Dec 24, 2015
2prexios:
IFA go fit know the answer,
and babalawo people.
Bro... help me with that abeg! grin
Re: When Was Odùduwà Born? by 2prexios: 7:15pm On Dec 24, 2015
Samfigo1:

Bro... help me with that abeg! grin

It is said if you wan see old mama teeth, for outside, make you ask about the flow of her period.

your question and the 'gagut' theory are meant for people like Dr. Oyibo and Emeaguali o, e pass me IQ.

Ask me when Awo was born, ehen, I will jump up and tell you everything. you know what?

We can tuck this question in hundred questions for ooni on naira land, maybe a palace agent can even solve it.

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