Editing Ọbatala (section)

===Primordial Obatala===
[[File:Obatala Priester im Tempel.jpg|right|thumb|Obatala priests praying in their temple in [[Ile-Ife]]]]

According to the tenets of the [[Yoruba religion]], Obatala is the oldest of all of the orishas and was granted authority to create the Earth. A tradition states that before he could return to heaven and report to Olodumare, [[Oduduwa]] usurped his responsibility (due to Obatala's being drunk at the time). He took the satchel that Olodumare had given Obatala to aid him in creation and used it to create land on the primeval ocean. A great feud ensued between the two siblings. However, an assessment of Yoruba traditional religion shows that each of the 201 deity are understood by their descendants and adherents to have carried out the creation of the earth.<ref>"Iwori Meji" in The Original Major Odu Ifa Ile Ife Volume 1 by Ologundudu, A., and Aworeni, A</ref> This suggests the beginning of the world is an aspect of Yoruba cosmogenesis associated with numerous deities in Yoruba pantheons beyond Obatala or Oduduwa.