This is one of the Orixas I like the most... He´s Oxossi ( read - Oshossee )... He´s the hunter... and likes to stay alone inside the woods where he lives. He represents the primal idea of survival. He is mythologicaly close to Ogum, his older brother, as a reunion of old and the new, new activities and traditional ones. Both are Orixás where the energy is shown phisically. Same as his warrior brother, he lives outdoors, away from a stable and organized home. While Ogum gets in to the woods to fight wars and opens ways, Oxossi sees in it what it means and hides in it to hunt. His fights are in the woods, hunting animals that will provide for his tribe. He´s worshiped as a protector of the hunters and the provider of life. He protects either the one who kills the animal as the animal, since it´s an honorable death to die to give life to another being. He will never aprove killing for sport. He´s the Lord of Nature, of wild animals and from those gets their virtues. He is as smart as the leopard, as strong as the lion, as light as the bird and as silent as the tiger. He observes as an owl and can hide as an armadillo. He´s as proud as the peacock, as fast as the rabbits and can climb like the apes. He knows all animals deeply and with them, he shares the essence of Nature. Oxóssi is te one that is enough for himself. Thank you for looking, and comments are always special to me!