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Sopona

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Sopona (or Shapona) is the god of smallpox in the Yoruba religion. [1]

28 relations: Afro-Brazilians, Babalú-Ayé, Beetle, Black, Broom, Butterfly, Candomblé, Candomblé Jejé, Dahomean religion, Fly, HIV/AIDS, Infection, Insect, Mosquito, New World, Nigeria, Ogun, Oguntola Sapara, Orisha, Osanyin, Red, Shakpana, Smallpox, Trinidad, Trinidad Orisha, White, Yoruba people, Yoruba religion.

Afro-Brazilians

Afro-Brazilians (afro-brasileiros) are Brazilian people who have African ancestry.

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Babalú-Ayé

Babalú-Ayé (Yoruba:, lit. 'Father, Lord of the Earth') is an Orisha strongly associated with infectious disease and healing in the Yoruba religion, including the body, wealth, and physical possessions.

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Beetle

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota.

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Black

Black is the darkest color, the result of the absence or complete absorption of visible light.

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Broom

A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick.

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Butterfly

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.

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Candomblé

Candomblé (dance in honour of the gods) is an Afro-American religious tradition, practiced mainly in Brazil.

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Candomblé Jejé

Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, is one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé.

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Dahomean religion

The Dahomean religion was practiced by the Fon people of the Dahomey Kingdom.

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Fly

True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wings".

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HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Infection

Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Mosquito

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae.

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New World

The New World is one of the names used for the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas (including nearby islands such as those of the Caribbean and Bermuda).

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Ogun

Ogun or Ogoun (Yoruba: Ògún, Portuguese: Ogum, Gu; also spelled Oggun or Ogou; known as Ogún in Latin America) is an Orisha, Loa, and Vodun.

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Oguntola Sapara

Chief Oguntola Odunbaku Sapara M.D. (9 June 1861 – June 1935) was a Yoruba doctor, originally from Sierra Leone, who spent most of his career and life in Nigeria.

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Orisha

An orisha (spelled òrìṣà in the Yoruba language, and orichá or orixá in Latin America) is a spirit who reflects one of the subordinate manifestations of the supreme divinity (Olodumare, Olorun, Olofi) in Yoruba religion.

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Osanyin

Osanyin (Yoruba: Ọ̀sanyìn, also known as Osaín, Ossain, Ossaím in Latin America) is an Orisha.

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Red

Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet.

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Shakpana

In Dahomey mythology, Shakpana (or Sopono, Sakpata) is the divinity of smallpox.

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Smallpox

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad Orisha

Trinidad Orisha, also known as Shango, is a syncretic religion in Trinidad and Tobago and is of Caribbean origin, originally from West Africa (Yoruba religion) and influenced by Roman Catholicism.

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White

White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue), because it fully reflects and scatters all the visible wavelengths of light.

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Yoruba people

The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.

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Yoruba religion

The Yoruba religion comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practices of the Yoruba people.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopona

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