The Orisha of sickness and wellness. Keeper of the garden of death and life. He tends to the plants, herbs, substances that are too powerful to expose directly to the realm of man. Sopona has kept the garden since Obatala came down from heaven to spread the lands. He has selected and sent specific herbs and plants to mankind to aid their growth and life. He advises those humans who seek health and healing on the names and functions of the herbs in the forests. pointing them away from those that may be poisonous to man but useful to the rest of Eledumare’s creation. He has witnessed man’s misuse of these plants for centuries. He does not trust humans and some of the Orisha’s because he sees that they are after their own selfish interest.