Yemanja, goddess of the sea...

[Sister Alvear]

Yesterday was her special day here...
A little information and a few pictures...



A Brazilian Sea Goddess. Found mostly around the fishing and sailing areas of Brazil. The Goddess Iemanja is a powerful entity. Iemanja is the Queen of the Sea, protector of sailors and fishermen. All who die at sea go to her luxurious underwater palace, so the sailors prefer that to dying in bed. But she never drowns anyone herself. She is a kind, magnificently beautiful goddess, occasionally rising from the sea to greet the sailors. They sing songs in her honor at night, when the trail of moonlight shines on the water. The storytellers say this is Iemanja's hair, floating on the waves. Obviously, Iemanja is a manifestation of the Great Goddess in one of her many forms.