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In one variant, this city was founded by a son of Lamurudu after his expulsion from Mecca for idolatry. A granite pillar in this city is known as the staff of a prince from this city who had two fathers, resulting in his mixture of light and dark skin. A goddess sacrificed her only son to a river to save this “City of 201 Gods” from invaders who wore raffia. During a (15[1])festival of this city, the king visits the shrine of a deity who receives dog sacrifices; that deity sank into the earth in shame at a different site and blesses weapons like (*) machetes. This city was founded upon earth scattered from a snail shell. A bronze head found at a sacred grove of this city (10[1])was identified by Leo Frobenius (10[1])as a remnant of Atlantis. This city was populated after a white-clothed creator drank too much palm wine. For 10 points, name this sacred city where (10[1])Oduduwa (10[1])founded a Yoruba (10[1])dynasty. ■END■

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