Yoruba orishas
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The Yoruba orishas are a pantheon of deities and spiritual forces originating in the traditional religion of the Yoruba people of West Africa, each governing specific aspects of nature, human life, and destiny.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoruba orishas canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba religious concept
ⓘ
pantheon of deities ⓘ spiritual beings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ifá divination
ⓘ
Olodumare ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
each orisha governs specific aspects of human life
ⓘ
each orisha governs specific aspects of nature ⓘ each orisha influences human destiny ⓘ |
| cosmologicalAspect | linked to natural elements such as rivers, thunder, iron, wind, and the sea ⓘ |
| cosmologyRole | intermediaries between humans and the supreme god Olodumare ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | West Africa ⓘ |
| diasporaAdaptation | often syncretized with Catholic saints in the Americas ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Ayé (Earth-related orishas/forces)
ⓘ
Erinle (Inle) ⓘ Elegguá ⓘ
surface form:
Eshu (Èṣù)
Ibeji (Ìbejì, divine twins) ⓘ Logun Ede (Logún-Èdè) ⓘ Nana Buruku (Nàná Bùrùkú) ⓘ Babalú-Ayé ⓘ
surface form:
Obaluaye (Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná/Babalú-Ayé)
Obatalá ⓘ
surface form:
Obatala (Ọbatala)
Ogun ⓘ
surface form:
Ogun (Ògún)
Oko (Òkò, agriculture deity) ⓘ Olokun ⓘ Orunmila ⓘ
surface form:
Orunmila (Ọrúnmìlà)
Oshosi (Òṣóòsi) ⓘ Oshumare (Òṣùmàrè) ⓘ Oshun ⓘ
surface form:
Oshun (Òṣun)
Oyá ⓘ
surface form:
Oya (Ọya)
Shango ⓘ
surface form:
Shango (Ṣàngó)
Yemoja ⓘ
surface form:
Yemoja (Yemọja)
|
| influencedTradition |
Candomblé
ⓘ
Santería ⓘ Umbanda ⓘ Haitian Vodou ⓘ
surface form:
Vodou (via related West African traditions)
|
| languageContext | names and praise poetry are in the Yoruba language ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Benin
ⓘ
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
Togo ⓘ |
| mythology | each orisha has a corpus of stories (patakís/ìtàn) explaining its attributes ⓘ |
| religion |
Ifá tradition
ⓘ
Orisha worship ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist |
babalawo (Ifá priest) works closely with orishas
ⓘ
olorisha/iyalorisha/babalorisha (orisha priests and priestesses) ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
provide models of character and behavior through myths
ⓘ
regulate morality and social order through taboos and prescriptions ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
dance and spirit possession
ⓘ
drumming and sacred music ⓘ prayers and invocations ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ sacrifice (animal and non-animal) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.