Obatalá

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Yoruba orisha deity orisha

Obatalá is a major orisha in the Yoruba-derived Regla de Ocha (Santería), revered as the wise, peaceful creator deity associated with purity, justice, and the molding of human beings.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Obatala	6
Obatalá canonical	2
Obatala (Ọbatala)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Yoruba orisha ⓘ deity ⓘ orisha ⓘ
associatedWith	clarity ⓘ coolness ⓘ creation ⓘ heads of human beings ⓘ justice ⓘ mountains ⓘ peace ⓘ purity ⓘ white color ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
cosmologicalStatus	elder orisha ⓘ primordial orisha ⓘ
cultCenter	Afro-Cuban religious communities ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Yoruba regions of southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
ethicalRole	arbiter of justice ⓘ patron of people with disabilities (in some narratives) ⓘ protector of the innocent ⓘ
function	maintaining cosmic order ⓘ molding human bodies ⓘ shaping human destiny ⓘ
gender	often represented as male ⓘ sometimes represented as androgynous ⓘ
moralAspect	embodiment of compassion ⓘ embodiment of moral rectitude ⓘ embodiment of patience ⓘ
parentOf	many other orishas (in some traditions) ⓘ
religion	Regla de Ocha ⓘ Santería ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ
ritualColor	white ⓘ
ritualDay	often honored on Sunday in Santería ⓘ
role	creator deity ⓘ major orisha in Regla de Ocha ⓘ orisha of creation of human beings ⓘ orisha of justice ⓘ orisha of peace ⓘ orisha of purity ⓘ orisha of wisdom ⓘ
title	father of all orishas (in some traditions) ⓘ owner of all heads (dueño de todas las cabezas) ⓘ
veneratedIn	Candomblé ⓘ surface form: Candomblé (as Oxalá) Regla de Ocha ⓘ Santería ⓘ other Yoruba-derived religions in the Americas ⓘ