Olorun
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Ọlọrun (Yoruba alphabet: Ọlọrun) (Ede language: Ɔlɔrun) is the ruler of (or in) the Heavens, creator of the universe, and the Supreme Deity or Supreme Being in the Yoruba religion and related syncretic religions. Ọlọrun is also called numerous other names including Olodumare (Yoruba alphabet: Olódùmarè), Eledumare and Eleduwa/Eledua. However, in some belief systems the different names refer to particular deities or aspects of the same deity.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Yoruba
- Deity.other_names
- , , Olofin-Orun, Olofi,
- Deity.children
- Obatala, Oduduwa
- Deity.venerated_in
- Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
- Deity.image
- Olorun.png
- Deity.caption
- Ọlọrun in Oduduwa script
- Deity.deity_of
- Monarch of Ọrun, Supreme Monarch of Deities, Sky, Earth, Universe
- Deity.region
- Yorubaland, parts of Latin America
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Yoruba
- Deity.abode
- Ọrun
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- References
Ọlọrun (Yoruba alphabet: Ọlọrun) (Ede language: Ɔlɔrun) is the ruler of (or in) the Heavens, creator of the universe, and the Supreme Deity or Supreme Being in the Yoruba religion and related syncretic religions. Ọlọrun is also called numerous other names including Olodumare (Yoruba alphabet: Olódùmarè), Eledumare and Eleduwa/Eledua. However, in some belief systems the different names refer to particular deities or aspects of the same deity.
== Etymology == From the Yoruba language, Ọlọrun's name is a contraction of the words oní (which denotes ownership or rulership) and ọ̀run (which means the Heavens, abode of the spirits).