Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city

Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city.

He ruled briefly in Ife, and also served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland. His name, phonetically written by Yoruba language speakers as Odùduwà and sometimes contracted as Ooduwa, Odudua or Oòdua, is today venerated as that of "the hero, the warrior, the leader and father of the Yoruba race". Through conflict and mostly, through diplomacy lasting many years, Oduduwa was able to temporarily usurp the throne of Ife to become King.

Oduduwa held the praise name Olofin Adimula. Following his posthumous deification, he was admitted to the Yoruba pantheon as an aspect of a primordial divinity of the same name.

History has it that Oduduwa had a son, Ọ̀kànbí, who afterwards had seven children that became the grandchildren of Oduduwa. They are;

1. Onípópó of Pópó

2. Onísàbẹ of Sààbẹ

3.Akenzua of Benin

4.Ọ̀ràngún of Ìlá

5. Alákétu of Kétu

6. Ọ̀rànmíyàn

7. Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́.

8. Onípópó of Pópó

9. Onísàbẹ of Sààbẹ

10. Akenzua of Benin

11. Ọ̀ràngún of Ìlá

12. Alákétu of Kétu

13. Ọ̀rànmíyàn

14. Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́H

His grandson became the first Oba (also known Alaafin) of oyo.