Before coming down, Orunmila sacrificed a goat to Eshu, a red rooster and red cloth to Shangó, a rooster and black cloth to Ogún, and a female goat to his Angel: he was warned that his wife on earth had to be a priestess of Shangó — the key to his prosperity. For a long time he kept women away, until in Oyó a priestess of Shangó was taken with him: they married. She warned him to be read about the trouble coming; the Awó Akun Osun marked him the sacrifices, his wife gave birth, he built his house, she became a popular priestess who divined every nine days by possession — and he was given a chieftaincy. Marry a priestess: fame and fortune come through her.
Okonron Kosun Lere, Okonron Kosin, were the Awoses who made the reading for Orunmila when he was coming from heaven: a goat for Eshu with a piece of white cloth, a red rooster and red cloth for Shangó, a rooster and black cloth for Ogún, and a female goat for his Guardian Angel — on account of the trouble he was going to have with people in the world. He made the sacrifice before setting out, and he was also warned that his wife on earth had to be a priestess of Shangó, who held the key to his prosperity. He reached the earth and began to work as a priest of Ifá. He was not erotically attractive to women for a long time — in fact, he did a great deal to keep any sensual relationship away from himself, so much so that people began to wish he would have one, since he was a whole man. He traveled to Oyó for the practice of Ifá, where he met a priestess of Shangó: the woman was taken with his manliness, so much so that he wasted no time in proposing marriage, and she answered him favorably. After spending three days in the village he went home — but not before being clear about where the woman came from.
Since nobody in his town expected him to marry, they were astonished to see him come back with a wife. Many people welcomed the woman, who looked at them warily, since many were Orunmila's enemies. As soon as she settled in, she warned Orunmila to go for a reading, since she guessed the size of the trouble he was going to have. He invited the Awó called Akun Osun (the one who paints himself with osun), who told him to serve his Ifá with a female goat, Eshu with a goat, Shangó with a rooster and Ogún with another rooster: he wasted no time and made the sacrifices. His wife was soon pregnant and gave birth to a boy; shortly afterwards he was able to build his own house. His wife grew into a very popular priestess of Shangó, who read for people every nine days through possession. The family became very prosperous, and he was given a chieftaincy. In Igbodu: you should marry a priestess, so fame and fortune come to you.