Nigeria: Oduduwa – Yoruba · Global Voices
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In Odu to da Iwa,  Jangbalajugbu-Homeland Stories introduces readers to Oduduwa..”Oduduwa is regarded as the progrenitor of the Yoruba race. In one of the stories of creation, Oduduwa is said to have descended from the heavens via a chain let down to Ile Ife, Odùduwà brought with him a chicken, some soil in a snail shell and a calabash.”