INLE

Su nombre Inlé Ayayé, vive en la tierra y en el agua. Es hermano de Abbatá, inseparable de Ochún y se recibe después de hacerse Ocha.
Su color es la combinación de el azul y el amarillo. Su caracol nunca va al piso Los hijos de Inle no preguntan con coco.
Un  pedestal en forma de cruz, del que penden a ambos lados, majaes y pecesitos. A lo largo del eje vertical, en el centro, van enroscados dos majaes en plata o metal blanco, dos aros, anzuelo, pita, red y dieciocho caracoles.
Se viste de azul, amarillo y blanco, adornado con caracoles. También de verde marino y del color de ciertas aguas estancadas.

Inle is an Orisha that represents the spirit of good. Inle never did evil to anyone. Inle was a fisherman and a hunter. He also was a healer. For this reason, many people receive Inle to rid themselves of certain diseases. Inle was a very handsome young man and Yemaya fell in love with him. She eventually took him to live with her in her palace under the sea. While living with Yemaya, Inle saw all the secrets of the great queen. For that reason, when their affair was over, Yemaya cut out Inle's tongue, so that he could never reveal her secrets. That is why when you receive Inle, Inle does not speak through his shells, but through the shells of Yemaya. Later on, after Inle returned to the earth to live in the forests, he had a wife called Abbata. When a person receives Inle, they also receive Abbata. Abbata is represented by a serpent. For this reason, the symbol of Inle is a metal arrow, surrounded by two serpents.

art by Maria Concordia, Oggun Gbemi

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