Oshun

E58293

Yoruba goddess deity orisha

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

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Oshun canonical	8
Oshun (Òṣun)	1
Oshún	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 (10)

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

Yoruba → pantheonIncludes → Oshun ⓘ

Regla de Ocha → hasImportantDeity → Oshun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oshún

Shango → spouse → Oshun ⓘ

Orisha → hasNotableMember → Oshun ⓘ

Yoruba religion → hasPantheonMember → Oshun ⓘ

Oba → opposedBy → Oshun ⓘ

Yoruba orishas → hasNotableMember → Oshun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oshun (Òṣun)

Osun River → associatedDeity → Oshun ⓘ

Osun River → namedAfter → Oshun ⓘ

Oyá → spouse → Oshun ⓘ