Oshun

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Oshun is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the goddess of fresh water, love, beauty, fertility, and diplomacy.

Aliases (1)

Statements (82)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba goddess
deity
orisha
associatedAnimal peacock
river fish
vulture
associatedColor amber
gold
yellow
associatedDay Saturday
associatedFood honey
sweet foods
associatedNumber 5
associatedObject bracelets
fan
gold jewelry
mirror
associatedPlant cinnamon
honey
associatedRiver Osun River
associatedWith fresh water
rivers
streams
attribute coquetry
generosity
sweetness
vengefulness when offended
centerOfCult Osogbo
Osogbo
surface form: "Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove"
countryOfWorshipSite Nigeria
culture Yoruba people
domain beauty
diplomacy
fertility
fresh water
healing
love
prosperity
sensuality
festival Osun-Osogbo Festival
gender female
mythologicalRole bringer of children to barren women
mediator between humans and other orishas
restorer of prosperity
offeringType honey
pumpkins
sweet wines
yellow flowers
positionInPantheon one of the most important Yoruba orishas
relatedDeity Oba
Oya
Yemoja
religion Yoruba religion
role goddess of beauty
goddess of fertility
goddess of fresh water
goddess of love
goddess of rivers
patron of diplomacy
patron of female sexuality
patron of marriage
patron of motherhood
spouseInSomeTraditions Orunmila
Shango
symbol golden ornaments
mirror and fan
river water
syncretizedReligion Roman Catholicism
syncretizedWith Our Lady Aparecida
surface form: "Our Lady of Aparecida"

Our Lady of Charity
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteAssociated Osogbo
surface form: "Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove"
veneratedIn Candomblé
Ifá tradition
Santería
surface form: "Lucumí religion"

Santería
worshipRegion African diaspora
Benin
Brazil
Caribbean
Cuba
Nigeria
Togo

Referenced by (3)

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

this entity surface form: "Oshún"
Yoruba pantheonIncludes Oshun
Shango spouse Oshun

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