Omolu

E934637

Omolu is an orixá in Afro-Brazilian religion, particularly revered as a powerful deity of disease, healing, and the dead.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Omolu canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Brazilian religious figure ⓘ
deity ⓘ
orixá ⓘ
associatedOrisha Exu ⓘ
linked to: Elegguá

Iansã ⓘ
Nanã ⓘ
Oxum ⓘ
associatedWith epidemics ⓘ
plague ⓘ
skin diseases ⓘ
smallpox ⓘ
the dead ⓘ
color black ⓘ
red details ⓘ
white ⓘ
culture Afro-Brazilian ⓘ
dayOfWeek Monday ⓘ
Saturday ⓘ
domain death ⓘ
disease ⓘ
healing ⓘ
equivalentInYoruba Obaluaiê ⓘ
Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná ⓘ
functionInRitual curing illnesses ⓘ
guiding the dead ⓘ
protecting devotees from disease ⓘ
offering black beans ⓘ
popcorn ⓘ
roasted corn ⓘ
origin Yoruba religion ⓘ
personality powerful ⓘ
reserved ⓘ
serious ⓘ
religiousTradition Afro-Brazilian religion ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ
Umbanda ⓘ
role healer ⓘ
lord of the cemetery ⓘ
protector against disease ⓘ
sacredElement earth ⓘ
graveyard soil ⓘ
sacredPlace cemeteries ⓘ
hospital surroundings ⓘ
symbol crutch ⓘ
straw garments ⓘ
straw hood ⓘ
xaxará ⓘ
worshippedIn Brazil ⓘ
Candomblé terreiros ⓘ
linked to: Candomblé

Umbanda terreiros ⓘ
linked to: Umbanda

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