Olodumare (Yoruba: Olódùmarè) also known as
Ọlọ́run (Almighty) is one of the manifestations of the
Supreme Creator God in Yoruba religion.
[1] The name comes from the phrase "O ní odù mà rè" meaning "the owner of the source of creation that does not become empty," "or the All Sufficient"
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The Yoruba believe that Olodumare is omnipotent and is the Source of all.
[5] Olodumare is aloof; he is not directly involved in earthly matters and lets other
Orisha, who are his sons and daughters, answer human concerns through divination, possession, sacrifice and more.
[6] However, everything is in the hands of Olodumare when they are going to bed at night.
[5]
Olodumare - Wikipedia
Olodumare created, Obatala
Obatala or “Orisa Nla” (known as
Obatalá in
Yorubaland and in
Caribbean and South American Spanish and
Oxalá in
Brazil) is an
orisha. He is believed, according to Yoruba cosmology, to be the
Sky Father and the creator of
human bodies, which were brought to life by the smooth breath of
Olodumare. Obatala is the oldest of all orishas (imole). His
principal wife is
Yemaya according to understanding in Caribbean. However, in Yorubaland, particularly Ile-Ife, where he is believed to have lived, it is understood that he had 201 wives with his favourite consort being
Yemowo.
[1]
Ọbatala - Wikipedia
