Queen MOYENI the beautiful wife of King Oranmiyan...
She is the personification of Queen Moremi Ajansoro, a beautiful and virtuous wife of King Oranmiya, and mother to handsome young son, Ela Oluorogbo. At a time when Ile Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba was subject to fierce raids by a tribe called the Igbos, who were of such an uncanny appearance in battle that the Ifes thought them not human, but a visitation sent by the gods in punishment for some evil. In vain did they offer sacrifices to the gods; the raids of these strange beings continued, and the land was thrown into a state of panic. Now the heroic Moremi, desiring to bring an end to this condition of affairs, resolved to let herself be captured during one of the raids, so that she might be carried as a prisoner to the land of the Igbos and learn all their secrets. Bidding farewell to her husband and her little son, she went to river Esimirin and promised the god of the river that, if her attempt was successful, she would offer to him the richest sacrifice she could afford. As she...