Odùduwà
deity earth Yoruba single tradition · 6
Odùduwà is the progenitor oriṣa of the Yoruba.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First Ooni of Ife, reigned over 4,000 years ago as foundational ruler of the Yoruba.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Obalufon Ogbogbodirin, Obalufon Alayemore, Obalufon Deity, Yemòó, Obalufon Ogbogboinrin, Oranfe, Mọremí, Awon Iya Wa, Kisra, Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì, Iyami Aje, Odù, Iyami Osoronga, Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Oranyan, Exu, Olodumare, Olorun, Eṣu, Ṣàngó, Oko, Aganju, Ọsanyin, Ọbaluaye, Elédùa, Agẹmọ, Yemoja, Oshun
- sibling of
- Ọbàtálá
- allied with
- Ọbàtálá, Osangangan Obamakin, Ogun, Obawinrin
- enemy of
- Ọbàtálá
- consort of
- Olokún
- child of
- Damerudu
Mentioned by
- Ọ̀rúnmìlà
- Oranyan
- Exu
- Olodumare
- Olorun
- Eṣu
- Ṣàngó
- Oko
- Aganju
- Ọsanyin
- Ọbaluaye
- Elédùa
- Agẹmọ
- Yemoja
- Oshun
- Osangangan Obamakin
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“Odùduwà - progenitor oriṣa of the Yoruba.”
#20995 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The gods who are synonymous with àje are Odù and Odùduwà, and in Olodumare: God in Yoruba Belief, E. Bolaji Idowu defines Odùduwà as the "self-existent . . .Chief who created being.”
#23794 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Odùduwà (, also pronounced Ooduwa, Odudua or Oòdua) was a Yoruba divine king, an Oriṣa in the Yoruba religion, and the progenitor who ushered in the classical period that later led to the foundation of the Ife Empire.”
#25169 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat