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OLORUN
Also known as OLURUN, OLODUMARE
OLORUN: Top Sky King of Yoruba mythology in Nigeria. He's God of Peace, Justice and the Yoruba way.
But he's especially good at passing the buck. His wonderful blueprints for planet Earth were so amazingly ambitious, he prudently decided to delegate the job to someone else. So he summoned OBATALA, handed over the Chicken of Creation and told him to get on with it.
This led to all kinds of embarrassing complications before life as we know it was achieved. See OBATALA's entry for the whole story.
As Top God, OLORUN's fame has spread as far afield as the Caribbean. But rumors persist that he's secretly married to OLOKUN. Some even claim that he leads a secret double life as windy YANSAN. You can't trust eveything you hear. Perhaps we should ask his trusty messenger ELEGUA.
OLORUN: Top Sky King of Yoruba mythology in Nigeria. He's God of Peace, Justice and the Yoruba way.
But he's especially good at passing the buck. His wonderful blueprints for planet Earth were so amazingly ambitious, he prudently decided to delegate the job to someone else. So he summoned OBATALA, handed over the Chicken of Creation and told him to get on with it. This led to all kinds of embarrassing complications before life as we know it was achieved. See OBATALA's entry for the whole story.
As Top God, OLORUN's fame has spread as far afield as the Caribbean. But rumors persist that he's secretly married to OLOKUN. Some even claim that he leads a secret double life as windy YANSAN. You can't trust eveything you hear. Perhaps we should ask his trusty messenger ELEGUA.
Entry last modified on 12 July 2009
VITAL STATISTIX
Area or people: Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin
Location : Africa
Gender : Male
Category : Deity
Good/Evil Rating : GOOD, quite approachable
Pronunciation : Coming soon
Alternative names : OLURUN, OLODUMARE
Attributes : Coming soon
Mystic Number : 295
Area or people: Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin
Location : Africa
Gender : Male
Category : Deity
Good/Evil Rating : GOOD, quite approachable
Pronunciation : Coming soon
Alternative names : OLURUN, OLODUMARE
Attributes : Coming soon
Mystic Number : 295
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