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In one variant, this “City of 201 Gods” 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 from invaders who wore raffia and could thus be set ablaze. (15[1])During a festival of this city, the king visits the shrine of a deity who receives dog sacrifices; that deity (15[1])sank into the earth in shame at a different site and blesses weapons like (*) machetes. This city was founded upon (10[1])earth scattered from a snail shell. A bronze head found at a sacred grove of this city was identified by Leo Frobenius 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 Oduduwa founded a Yoruba dynasty. ■END■ (0[1])

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