Osun River
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The Osun River is a sacred West African river in Nigeria revered in Yoruba religion and mythology, particularly associated with the goddess Oshun and the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osun River canonical | 10 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
sacred river ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Oshun ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
sacred to Yoruba people
ⓘ
site of annual Osun-Osogbo festival ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Lagos Lagoon ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Ekiti State
ⓘ
Ondo State ⓘ Osogbo ⓘ Oyo State ⓘ |
| hasAttributeInMyth |
fertility
ⓘ
love ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| hasIssue | water pollution concerns ⓘ |
| hasMouth | Lagos Lagoon ⓘ |
| hasSacredGrove | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDeity | river goddess ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertility rituals
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Osun State
ⓘ
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
|
| mythologicalRole |
abode of the goddess Oshun
ⓘ
source of blessings and prosperity in Yoruba belief ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Oshun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
ⓘ
surface form:
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religiousFestival | Osun-Osogbo Festival ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
site of divination practices
ⓘ
site of pilgrimage ⓘ site of ritual offerings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| state |
Ekiti State
ⓘ
Ondo State ⓘ Osun State ⓘ Oyo State ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | associated with UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
domestic water use ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.