Orunmila

Ọrunmila (, also Ọrúnla or Orúla in Latin America) is the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge, and divination in the Yoruba religion. He is believed to be the creator of the Ifá and Babalawo concepts. He is a high priest of Ifá.

Key facts

Deity.type: Yoruba
Deity.other_names: Orunmila or Orunmilá; Orúnla or Orúla or Agbonniregun or Ifá
Deity.member_of: Irunmọlẹ
Deity.deity_of: Wisdom, Knowledge, Divination, Philosophy, Fate, Destiny, Prophecy, Civilization, Enlightenment.
Deity.venerated_in: Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
Deity.color: Green, Yellow, White
Deity.world: Yorubaland
Deity.weapon: None
Deity.gender: Male
Deity.artifacts: Opon Ifá
Deity.siblings: Ọsanyìn
Deity.region: Nigeria, Benin, Latin America

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Historical and literary sources
Priesthood and initiation
See also
Notes
References
Resources

==Historical and literary sources== Following the categories developed by the Nigerian scholar Peju Yemaje, Orunmila is recognized as a primordial Orisha, an Irunmọlẹ, one that existed before the creation of humanity and resides in Ọrun.