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Ọbatala

Obatala (listenⓘ; lit. 'King of White Cloth') also known as Oriṣanla (lit. 'The Great Orisha') is the king of all oriṣa in the Yoruba religion, believed to have created the Earth (Ile Ayé) and humans. In some versions of the story, he failed the task by being drunk on palm wine after being tempted by the trickster deity Eshu and was outperformed by his…

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OriṣaYoruba religionIle AyéPalm wineEshu
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Color
White
Day
The first day of the Kọjọda week · Sunday
Ethnic group
Yoruba
Festivals
World Ọbatala Festival
Major cult center
Ile-Ife
Offspring
Oloja of Iranje-Idita, Olufon, Obalesun, Obalale, Ogiyan (of Ejigbo), Akalako or Apetumodu (of Ipetumodu) etc. (earthly) · Yewá (divine)

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Ọbatala

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples18
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Ọbatala

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Day · 2
Ọbatala → Sunday, The first day of the Kọjọda week
Offspring · 2
Ọbatala → Oloja of Iranje-Idita, Olufon, Obalesun, Obalale, Ogiyan (of Ejigbo), Akalako or Apetumodu (of Ipetumodu) etc. (earthly), Yewá (divine)
Color · 1
Ọbatala → White
Ethnic group · 1
Ọbatala → Yoruba
Festivals · 1
Ọbatala → World Ọbatala Festival
Major cult center · 1
Ọbatala → Ile-Ife
Other names · 1
Ọbatala → Obatala or Obatalá; Ooṣala or Ochala or Oxalá; Oriṣa or Abarịṣa; and Oriṣanla or Orichalá or Orixalá
Region · 1
Ọbatala → Yorubaland, Latin America
Spouse · 1
Ọbatala → Yemòó (Ile-Ife, modern-day Nigeria); Yemọja (Americas)
Symbol · 1
Ọbatala → Opasoro, white doves, white cloth, Oba's crown

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obatala oduduwa yoruba human king white olodumare create orisha also earth created beings according ife deity religion given however task

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ỌbatalaColorWhite1.00infobox
ỌbatalaDayThe first day of the Kọjọda week1.00infobox
ỌbatalaDaySunday1.00infobox
ỌbatalaEthnic groupYoruba1.00infobox
ỌbatalaFestivalsWorld Ọbatala Festival1.00infobox
ỌbatalaMajor cult centerIle-Ife1.00infobox
ỌbatalaOffspringOloja of Iranje-Idita, Olufon, Obalesun, Obalale, Ogiyan (of Ejigbo), Akalako or Apetumodu (of Ipetumodu) etc. (earthly)1.00infobox
ỌbatalaOffspringYewá (divine)1.00infobox
ỌbatalaOther namesObatala or Obatalá; Ooṣala or Ochala or Oxalá; Oriṣa or Abarịṣa; and Oriṣanla or Orichalá or Orixalá1.00infobox
ỌbatalaRegionYorubaland, Latin America1.00infobox
ỌbatalaSpouseYemòó (Ile-Ife, modern-day Nigeria); Yemọja (Americas)1.00infobox
ỌbatalaSymbolOpasoro, white doves, white cloth, Oba's crown1.00infobox
ỌbatalaVenerated inYoruba religion1.00infobox

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