Olorun

the supreme deity in the Yoruba pantheon, has three manifestations: Eledumare the Creator, Olorun the ruler of the heavens, and Olofi the conduit between Heaven and Earth

Olorun (Yoruba:Ọlọ́run, IPA /ɔ̄lɔ́ɾũ/) is the standard Yoruba word for "God", "Olódùmarè", used by Yoruba-speakers of all faiths. The term is derived from a contraction of the Yoruba agent noun prefix "o" + "ní" (to have, to possess) + "ọ̀run" ("Heaven", the Yoruba concept of the afterlife): hence meaning "Owner of Heaven".

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  • Is the great king of the Universe and the glorious pinnacle...
  • Olodumare has rubbed Its head with Iyerosun.
    Will never die,
    which whole head is become exceedingly hoary
  • Is the final disposer of all things.
    Is the Judge that controls man's destiny
    and each will receive that which is deserved...
    • Ibid. p. 42.
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