Ọbatala
Obatala is an orisha in the Yoruba mythology that was given the task to create the Earth but failed the task by being drunk on palm wine and was outshined by his little brother Oduduwa. As punishment for his negligence to an important task he was given the job to create humans beings. This was authorized by his father, Olodumare which gave Obatala the name sculptor of mankind. According to Yoruba myths, Obatala was in charge of the complexion of humans after moulding them. Those he fairly burnt ended up being the Europeans(Whites) while those he forgot in the fire due to his drunkenness ended up being the Africans(ebony). Those he forgot to burn are the present day 'albino'. "Now Olodumare [the supreme being] once called on Obatala and told him that he would love him to assist in creating human beings that would live in the world he was about to create. This is because as he (Olodumare) said further he would not like the world he was planning to create to exist without human beings." While Obatala worked on his task with the assistance of Osun. He was successful at creating human beings with water and clay, but