Orunmila

E293451

Orisha Yoruba deity deity

Orunmila is the Yoruba deity of wisdom, divination, and destiny, revered as the custodian of the Ifa oracle.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Orunmila canonical	10
Orunmila (Ọrúnmìlà)	1
Òrúnmìlà	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2583655 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Orunmila
Context triple: [Ife Kingdom, hasDeity, Orunmila]

A. Obatalá
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.
B. Oduduwa
Oduduwa is a revered primordial figure in Yoruba mythology, regarded as the progenitor of the Yoruba people and a key creator deity associated with the founding of Ile-Ife.
C. Ogun
Ogun is a major Yoruba deity revered as the god of iron, war, and craftsmanship, often associated with metalworking, technology, and the clearing of paths.
D. Elegguá
Elegguá is a major orisha in Afro-Cuban and Yoruba-derived religions, revered as the trickster guardian of crossroads, doors, and destiny who controls the opening and closing of all spiritual paths.
E. Eledumare
Eledumare is the supreme creator deity in Yoruba religion, revered as the all-powerful source of existence and ultimate authority over the universe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Orunmila
Target entity description: Orunmila is the Yoruba deity of wisdom, divination, and destiny, revered as the custodian of the Ifa oracle.

A. Obatalá
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.
B. Oduduwa
Oduduwa is a revered primordial figure in Yoruba mythology, regarded as the progenitor of the Yoruba people and a key creator deity associated with the founding of Ile-Ife.
C. Ogun
Ogun is a major Yoruba deity revered as the god of iron, war, and craftsmanship, often associated with metalworking, technology, and the clearing of paths.
D. Elegguá
Elegguá is a major orisha in Afro-Cuban and Yoruba-derived religions, revered as the trickster guardian of crossroads, doors, and destiny who controls the opening and closing of all spiritual paths.
E. Eledumare
Eledumare is the supreme creator deity in Yoruba religion, revered as the all-powerful source of existence and ultimate authority over the universe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Orisha ⓘ Yoruba deity ⓘ deity ⓘ
associatedObject	Ifa ⓘ surface form: Ifa oracle Ifa ⓘ surface form: Odu Ifa divination chain (opele) ⓘ divination tray (opon Ifa) ⓘ palm nuts (ikin) ⓘ
associatedSystem	Ifa ⓘ Ifa divination system ⓘ
cosmicStatus	deity of order and destiny ⓘ primordial orisha ⓘ
culture	Yoruba ⓘ
domain	destiny ⓘ divination ⓘ knowledge ⓘ prophecy ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
ethnicContext	Yoruba people ⓘ
function	advises through divination ⓘ guides human destiny ⓘ reveals divine will ⓘ
languageName	Orunmila self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Òrúnmìlà
mythologicalRole	knower of all destinies written in Ifa ⓘ witness to the creation of the world ⓘ
pantheon	Yoruba religion ⓘ surface form: Yoruba pantheon
priesthoodTitle	babalawo ⓘ
religion	Afro‑Brazilian religions ⓘ Afro‑Caribbean religions ⓘ Candomblé ⓘ Ifa religion ⓘ Lucumí tradition ⓘ Santería ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ
role	custodian of the Ifa oracle ⓘ interpreter of fate ⓘ witness of destiny ⓘ
title	deity of destiny ⓘ deity of divination ⓘ deity of wisdom ⓘ
veneratedIn	Benin ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Caribbean diaspora ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Togo ⓘ
worshipPractices	Ifa divination rituals ⓘ initiation into Ifa priesthood ⓘ offerings and sacrifices ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ife Kingdom → hasDeity → Orunmila ⓘ

Oshun → spouseInSomeTraditions → Orunmila ⓘ

Ifa → hasDeity → Orunmila ⓘ

Ifa → centeredOn → Orunmila ⓘ

Orisha → hasNotableMember → Orunmila ⓘ

Yoruba religion → hasPantheonMember → Orunmila ⓘ

Oyo-Ile → associatedWithDeity → Orunmila ⓘ

Yoruba orishas → hasNotableMember → Orunmila ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orunmila (Ọrúnmìlà)

babalawo → associatedDeity → Orunmila ⓘ

iyanifa → associatedDeity → Orunmila ⓘ

Orunmila → languageName → Orunmila self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Òrúnmìlà

Ifẹ people → associatedDeity → Orunmila ⓘ

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Statements (49)

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Referenced by (12)

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