orisha
C11045
concept
An orisha is a divine spirit or deity in Yoruba and related African diasporic religions, embodying specific natural forces, human traits, and aspects of destiny while mediating between humans and the supreme creator.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| orisha canonical | 22 |
| lwa | 6 |
| Orisha | 3 |
| orixá | 3 |
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: orisha
Generated description
An orisha is a divine spirit or deity in Yoruba and related African diasporic religions, embodying specific natural forces, human traits, and aspects of destiny while mediating between humans and the supreme creator.
Instances (34)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Oba | — |
|
Ibeji
linked to:
the Ibeji (in some traditions)
|
— |
| Elegguá | — |
| Obatalá | — |
| Oyá | — |
| Babalú-Ayé | Orisha |
| Petro lwa | lwa |
| Gede lwa | lwa |
| Erzulie Freda | lwa |
| Baron Samedi | lwa |
| Ayizan | lwa |
| Gede Nibo | lwa |
| Orunmila | Orisha |
| Oya | — |
| Shango | — |
| Ogun | — |
| Oshun | — |
| Olokun | Orisha |
| Omolu | orixá |
| Nanã | orixá |
| Oro | — |
| Oxóssi | orixá |
|
Oshosi
linked to:
Oshosi (Òṣóòsi)
|
— |
|
Logun Ede
linked to:
Logun Ede (Logún-Èdè)
|
— |
|
Erinle
linked to:
Erinle (Inle)
|
— |
|
Ibeji
linked to:
Ibeji (Ìbejì, divine twins)
|
— |
|
Oko
linked to:
Oko (Òkò, agriculture deity)
|
— |
|
Oshumare
linked to:
Oshumare (Òṣùmàrè)
|
— |
| Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára | — |
| Elegbara | — |
| Ochosi | — |
| Elegbá | — |
| Agemo | — |
| Sango | — |