Jahsun Edmonds describes Oshun as a powerful and essential female Irunmole within Yoruba cosmology, embodying strength, femininity, and problem-solving through gentleness and compromise. Oshun’s influence is linked to essential life forces, such as fertility, pregnancy, and the flow of blood, symbolizing beauty not only in appearance but in character. Edmonds also highlights the cultural practices around Oshun, including offerings of honey and kola nuts, which are used both as sustenance for divinities and tools for divination and health.