Olokun

Olokun, the primordial god of the ocean, rages. Angered that Obatala created the lands without her consent, Olokun sought to reclaim her dominion with a great flood. To stop the floods, Obatalá chains her to the bottom of the ocean with the help of Ogun, the god of iron… This is the very moment before she is imprisoned within her own kingdom. Like Greek mythology’s Titanomachy, the fight for dominion of the earth between Yoruba’s old and new gods was also a struggle for change and order. Olokun stands as a symbol of the chaos that bubbles beneath our calm surface, a profound reminder of the lesser-known parts of ourselves we often retreat from, the parts we bury deep within.