About this deity
Olurun is a Yoruban deity associated with the tribe's creation narrative.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Orisha Religion · Polytheistic · 1 mythOrisha is the collection of religious beliefs native to the Yoruba peoples in modern-day Nigeria.
Top myths
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| Yoruba Genesis | |
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Olurun is an Orishan creation deity according to the legends and myths of the Yoruba peoples in modern-day Nigeria and Benin. He was the one responsible for creating the material Earth when only water existed; and, he gave life to humans by means of blowing into them.[1]
Mythological stories including Olurun
- Yoruba Genesis Creation myth
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Olurun." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/644. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
OMNIKA (2020, June 18). Olurun. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/644
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Olurun." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 18, 2020. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/644.
