Ọlọrun

Ọlọrun
Monarch of Ọrun, Supreme Monarch of Deities, Sky, Earth, Universe
Ọlọrun in Oduduwa script
Other namesOlorun, Olodumare, Olofin-Orun, Olofi, Ọlọfin
Venerated inYoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
AbodeỌrun
RegionYorubaland, parts of Latin America
Ethnic groupYoruba
Genealogy
ChildrenObatala, Oduduwa

Ọlọrun (Yoruba alphabet: Ọlọrun) (Ede language: Ɔlɔrun) is the ruler of (or in) the Heavens, creator of the universe, and the Supreme Deity or Supreme Being in the Yoruba religion and related syncretic religions. Ọlọrun is also called numerous other names including Olodumare (Yoruba alphabet: Olódùmarè), Eledumare and Eleduwa/Eledua. However, in some belief systems the different names refer to particular deities or aspects of the same deity.