Yoruba deity

C11044
concept

A Yoruba deity is a divine being within the Yoruba religious cosmology, embodying specific natural forces, human activities, or moral principles and serving as an intermediary between humans and the supreme god Olódùmarè.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Yoruba deity canonical 23
Yoruba religious concept 4
Yoruba orisha 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Yoruba deity
Generated description
A Yoruba deity is a divine being within the Yoruba religious cosmology, embodying specific natural forces, human activities, or moral principles and serving as an intermediary between humans and the supreme god Olódùmarè.

Instances (32)

Instance Via concept surface
Osun
linked to: Osun, Yoruba river goddess
Yoruba orisha
Orisha Yoruba religious entity
Eledumare —
Oba —
Yoruba orishas Yoruba religious concept
babalawo Yoruba priest
Obatalá Yoruba orisha
Babalú-Ayé —
Orunmila —
Yemoja —
Olodumare —
Shango —
Ogun —
Olokun —
Iansã —
Oro —
Orun Yoruba religious concept
Aiye Yoruba religious concept
Oxóssi —
Ashe
linked to: ashe (spiritual power)
Yoruba religious concept
Oshosi
linked to: Oshosi (Òṣóòsi)
—
Logun Ede
linked to: Logun Ede (Logún-Èdè)
—
Erinle
linked to: Erinle (Inle)
—
Nana Buruku
linked to: Nana Buruku (Nàná Bùrùkú)
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Ibeji
linked to: Ibeji (Ìbejì, divine twins)
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Oko
linked to: Oko (Òkò, agriculture deity)
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Oshumare
linked to: Oshumare (Òṣùmàrè)
—
Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára —
Elegbara Yoruba_deity
Elegbá —
Agemo —
Sango —