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According to myth, when her waters broke, it caused a great flood creating rivers and streams and the first mortal humans were created from her womb. This represents the vastness of her motherhood, her fecundity, and her reign over all living things. The river deity Yemoja is often portrayed as a mermaid, even in West Africa, and she can visit all other bodies of water, but her home and the realm she owns are rivers and streams, especially the Ogun River in Nigeria. It is Olókun that fills the role of sea deity in Yorubaland, while Yemoja is a leader of the other river deities.
Offerings for lemanjá in Salvador, Brazil. In Candomblé and Umbanda Yemanjá is one of the seven Orixás. White roses are used as a ritual offering. Animals sacrificed to Yemonja must be thrown in the water for their disposal. In Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, on February 2, the image of Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes is carried to the port of Pelotas. Before the closing of the Catholic feast, the boats stop and host the Umbanda followers that carry the image of Iemanjá, in a syncretic meeting that is watched by thousand of people on the shore.