Ọrun

For the LGA in Ekiti, Nigeria, see Ise/Orun.
For the Yoruba deity, see Ọrunmila.

In Yoruba religion, Ọrun (Yoruba alphabet: Ọ̀run, also called Ikole Orun or Ode Orun), is the celestial place that serves as both an afterworld for the deceased and the abode of the divinities. It was created and is ruled by Olodumare, the Supreme Deity. It is the place of origin for all humans where souls are made, and where humans return to after death. According to some beliefs, Orun has several layers, from Orun Apaadi, the realm of the irredeemable, to Ọrun Mare, the highest realm, which houses Olodumare. The sky is sometimes called Oju Ọrun which literally means "face of Ọrun".

The universe in Yoruba cosmology is described as a metaphysical calabash (igba), whose top half represents the spiritual world, Orun and bottom half represents the physical world, Ayé. The physical world is also described as "a marketplace [we visit], while the otherworld is home". The term Orun Rere, which is a realm of Orun for the good and kind-hearted, is also used by Yoruba Christians and Muslims to refer to Heaven and Jannah, while Orun Apaadi is used to refer to Hell and Jahannam.

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