Orunmila
Yoruba · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Orisa of wisdom and divination; patron of the Ifa oracle and destiny.
Parentage
- parent: 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 Witness of destiny/fate (at the creation of each person)W. Abimbola, Ifá: An Exposition of Ifá Literary Corpus (1976); E. B. Idowu, Olódùmarè (1962) (secondary)
- Ọkùnrin kúkúrú òkè Ìgẹ̀tì The short man of Igeti hill — Orunmila's praise-byname in Ifá verseW. Abimbola, Ifá: An Exposition of Ifá Literary Corpus (1976) (secondary)
- Agbọnnìrègún The founder of Ifá; Ọ̀rúnmìlà’s praise-name as master of divinationWande Abimbola, Ifá: An Exposition of Ifá Literary Corpus (secondary)
- Ifá the oracle-divinity himselfAbimbola, Ifá: An Exposition of Ifá Literary Corpus (1976) (secondary)
Relations
- equated with: Vodu of Divination and DestinyThe same West African deity under its Gbe/Yoruba reflex (Fa/Ifa).West African vodun/òrìṣà cognates: the same deity across the Gbe (Ewe, Fon) and Yoruba traditions (M. Herskovits, Dahomey, 1938; G. Parrinder, West African Religion, 1961; P. Verger, Notes sur le culte des Orisa et Vodun, 1957) (secondary)
- equated with: FaThe same West African deity under its Gbe/Yoruba reflex (Fa/Ifa).West African vodun/òrìṣà cognates: the same deity across the Gbe (Ewe, Fon) and Yoruba traditions (M. Herskovits, Dahomey, 1938; G. Parrinder, West African Religion, 1961; P. Verger, Notes sur le culte des Orisa et Vodun, 1957) (secondary)
- sibling: EshuFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Olodumare) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: ObatalaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Olodumare) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: OduduwaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Olodumare) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: OsanyinFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Olodumare) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: OshunFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Olodumare) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: YemojaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Olodumare) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- existence: Bascom, Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men (1969) (secondary)