Olorun – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Olorun—also known as Olodumare—is the head of the Yoruba pantheon. He is primarily worshipped as the god of heaven as well as the wise and fair judge of men’s hearts. Omniscient and omnipresent, he is the father of all oriṣas (the Yoruba word for gods) and is revered as the creator of the universe, heaven, earth, and all life.
Yoruba Religion – Mythopedia
2023年10月2日 · Olorun. Olorun (also known as Olodumare) is the ruler of all orishas and the first deity to come into existence. He created the universe as well as the other primordial orishas, who are all said to be his children. Olorun is the god of justice: he judges the hearts of humans and decides when each human’s life will come to an end.
Orunmila – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · He is the first son of the sky god Olorun and serves as a messenger of the gods. He is also considered to be the first babalawo (oracle or diviner) of the Yoruba religion. Orunmila possesses the ability to predict future events and can speak to people on behalf of the oriṣas—the gods of the Yoruba pantheon.
Orishas - Mythopedia
2023年6月1日 · Unlike some orishas, Olorun is not anthropomorphic (i.e., he does not resemble humans). Instead, he is a formless being. Along with being the supreme god, Olorun is also the god of justice who judges the fate of humanity. It is Olorun who decides whether someone has a good heart and whether they are worthy of the gods’ favor.
Olokun – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Overview. Olokun is a Yoruba goddess of the ocean. Though the name “Olokun” is sometimes used as an epithet for Yemọja, the mother goddess and the source of all water, Olokun herself has a more specific domain: she is the goddess of the primordial seas that covered the world before the creation of the earth.
Ọbatala – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · In Ife tradition, Olorun sent another god, Oduduwa, to complete the task while Ọbatala was sleeping off his intoxication. Oduduwa created his own humans, who went on to become the rulers of Ife. See Patricia Ann Lynch and Jeremy Roberts, African Mythology, A to Z (New York: Infobase, 2010), 85. Another version states that Oduduwa was sent ...
Oduduwa – Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Oduduwa is also a contemporary of Olorun, the Supreme Being; in other words, she was not created by Olorun the way her husband was. Oduduwa and Obatala are often symbolized by a closed white calabash (a kind of gourd). The lid of the gourd represents Ọbatala, the symbol of heaven, while the bottom represents Oduduwa, the earth.
Eshu - Mythopedia
2023年4月26日 · Eshu is the Yoruba god of trickery, mischief, accidents, and unpredictability. He carries sacrifices from humans to the gods and is well-known for deceiving both mortals and immortals.