Osanobua

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Osanobua is the supreme creator god and central deity in the traditional religion and cosmology of the Edo people of Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Osanobua canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Edo deity ⓘ
creator god ⓘ
deity ⓘ
sky god ⓘ
supreme being ⓘ
associatedConcept blessing ⓘ
destiny ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
justice ⓘ
kingship ⓘ
order ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
protection ⓘ
category African traditional deity ⓘ
Nigerian deity ⓘ
high god in African religions ⓘ
cosmologicalFunction creator of humans ⓘ
creator of the earth ⓘ
creator of the universe ⓘ
source of all life ⓘ
upholder of cosmic order ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
cultCenter Benin Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
domain heaven ⓘ
sky ⓘ
ethnicContext Edo people ⓘ
hasTitle Almighty Creator ⓘ
linked to: God

Supreme God ⓘ
immanence present in the world through lesser spirits ⓘ
influence informs Edo moral values ⓘ
informs Edo social norms ⓘ
shapes Edo worldview ⓘ
linguisticOrigin Edo language ⓘ
moralRole giver of moral law ⓘ
judge of human actions ⓘ
region Benin region ⓘ
relationToOtherBeings father of lesser deities in Edo belief ⓘ
source of ancestral authority ⓘ
religion Edo traditional religion ⓘ
role central deity in Edo cosmology ⓘ
supreme creator god ⓘ
transcendence transcendent ⓘ
worshipForm praise songs ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edo (Bini) → traditionalDeity → Osanobua ⓘ
Bini people → traditionalDeity → Osanobua ⓘ
subject linked to: Bini