Orishas
deity intermediate Yoruba religion corroborated · 7
Divine spirits in Yoruba religion that assist humanity and teach success on Earth.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Orí, Oyá, Olorun, Ajogun, Iku, Shango, Caboclo, saints, West African deities, Ogun, Oshun, Yemoja, Roman Catholic saints, Exu, Oyá, inkice, egun, Hotei, exuas, exu-mirims, Aparacá, Babá, Oxôssi, Ossain, Tempo, souls of the dead, pai de santo, mâe de santo, babalorixá, iyalorixá, iyakekerê, alabê, Oxum, Iemanjá, Xangô, Omolu, Oxalá, Ogum, Exu, Anansi, Thoth, Ptah, Bast, Mujaji, Kokou, Khonshu, Varnae, Gherke, Originators, Vanyan, Creeping Doom, Ibeji, Children of Olokun, Ngi, Sekhmet, Sobek, K'Liluna, Magba, Ghekre, Hadari-Yao, vodúns
- created by
- Olodumare
- manifests as
- Irúnmọlẹ̀
- serves
- Oludumaré
- syncretized with
- Roman Catholic saints, Abosom
- manifested by
- ancestors
- has aspect
- Irúnmọlẹ̀
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Some orishas are rooted in ancestor worship; warriors, kings, and founders of cities were celebrated after death and joined the pantheon of Yoruba deities.”
#94 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“For practitioners, ashe represents a link to the eternal presence of the supreme deity, the orishas, and the ancestors.”
#457 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Orishas del Panteón Afrocubano.”
#797 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6