The deity worshipped in the Candomblé religion and brought to Brazil by abducted slaves, especially the Yoruba people. She watches over sailors and fishermen and controls their catches.
She is calm and nurturing. On New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, her devotees ask for her blessings with gifts of white flowers at her shores. She dances mimicking the waves of her oceans. Her colors are translucent white and blue or green and ceremonial greeting is “Odê Iyé.”