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I am unfamiliar with a member of the Ibeji family named Aye. I know of Aye Oshun and Eshu Aye and Aye Shaluga, who I, if memory serves me is the same as Aye Ashun.

I hope that what I post is of interest to all who read it.

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Obalorun Ala Aganju

Dada is the older sister of Shango his benefactor, "protector," treasurer and surrogate mother.
Shango was born after the rape of Yembo by Ogun. In fact it was after the rape of Yembo by Ogun that Yembo transformed in to Yemonja and Oduduwa transformed into Obatala.
Obatala, who was still angry with Ogun for having raped Yembo/Yemonja, decreed that any male children born to Yembo/Yemonja would be killed.
Yembo/Yemonja became pregnant and delivered a boy, Shango.
So that the baby would not be killed, Dada took the infant and fled into the forest.
Dada was an adolescent girl of great beauty, with long curly hair. She was too young to nurse the infant Shango, so she fed him goats milk. Dada gave up her youth and her beauty to raise Shango.
Dada lost her hair but not he beauty and grace. Olokun took pity upon her and gave her an incomparably beautiful crown of red and white beads, cowry shells and two long braids of hair. When Shango became old to talk he was already quite a charmer and like many toddlers a bit of a pain in the butt. Shango kept demanding to know who his father was and demanding to she his father. Dada in spite of her fear for Shangos welfare, Dada took him to Obatalas palace. When Obatala, saw Shango for the first time he was so taken by him that he fell instantly in love with the child and lifted the death decree.

Shango, became the darling of the palace and Obatala named Shango the crown prince.
It was then that Dada gave the crown Olokun had given her to Shango.
Later Obatala told Shango of how Ogun raped his mother. Shango swore take vengeance on Ogun for what he had done. This began the war between Shango and Ogun.
Dada is represented by the crown that she gave to Shango and by a mortar (Odo) that is like wise decorated in red and white beads and shells, it is used to hold the treasure of Dada. A treasure which as Shangos treasurer Dada holds in trust for Shango. This mortar is considered an Orisha unto itself, and is called Bayani, Bayoni, Baee, and Obaee. So the Orisha Dada can be referred to as Dada Bayani.