Nigerian-CitedSupreme Being

Olódùmarè

Also known in Yorùbá as: Olórun · Olófin-Òrun · Ẹlẹ́dàá

Domain

the supreme creator; source of àṣẹ; owner of òrun (the spiritual realm)

Etymology

Olódùmarè from 'O ní odù mà rè' — 'the owner of the source that does not become empty' (Idowu 1962)

Ewò

  • Olódùmarè is not approached directly through cult; reached through the Òrìṣà

Primary sources

  • · Idowu 1962
  • · Abimbola 1976
  • · Olupona 2011
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