Orunmila

Orisa of wisdom and divination; patron of the Ifa oracle and destiny.

Parentage

• Olodumare

Domains

• divination wisdom
• destiny knowledge

Powers

• Divines destiny through the Ifa oracle
• Witnesses the choosing of each destiny
• Prescribes corrective sacrifice ebo

Epithets

• Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín
• Ọkùnrin kúkúrú òkè Ìgẹ̀tì
• Agbọnnìrègún
• Ifá

Relations

• equated with: Vodu of Divination and Destiny
• equated with: Fa
• sibling: Eshu
• sibling: Obatala
• sibling: Oduduwa
• sibling: Osanyin
• sibling: Oshun
• sibling: Yemoja

Sources

• Bascom, Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men (1969)