Ọya

For other uses, see Oya (disambiguation). For the fictional character, see List of Genshin Impact characters § Iansan. For the fish genus, see List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera § I.

Ọya
Storms Cemeteries Wind Thunder Lightning The dead
Member of Orisha
Iansã sculpture at the Catacumba Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	Oyá Oiá Iyansan Yànsàn-án Yansã Iansã Iansan Iyámsá
Venerated in	Yorùbá religion, Umbanda, Candomblé, Santería, Batuque, Quimbanda, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
Major cult center	Osun-Osogbo
Symbol	Lightning, sword/machete, flywhisk (iruké), water buffalo
Day	The fourth day of the Kọjọda week
Color	Brown, burgundy, rainbow
Region	Yorubaland, Latin America
Ethnic group	Yorùbá
Festivals	Ọya Festival
Genealogy
Spouse	Ogun, Shango, Oko

Ọya (Yorùbá: Ọya, also known as Oyá, Oiá, Yànsàn-án, Yansã, Iyámsá, or Iansã) is one of the principal female deities of the Yoruba pantheon. She is the oriṣa of winds, lightning, and storms and is the only oriṣa capable of controlling the Eégún (spirits of the dead), a power given to her by Babalú Ayé.