orisha
C11045
concept
An orisha is a divine spirit or deity in Yoruba and related African diasporic religions, embodying specific natural forces, human traits, and aspects of destiny while mediating between humans and the supreme creator.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| orisha canonical | 22 |
| lwa | 6 |
| Orisha | 3 |
| orixá | 3 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: orisha
Generated description
An orisha is a divine spirit or deity in Yoruba and related African diasporic religions, embodying specific natural forces, human traits, and aspects of destiny while mediating between humans and the supreme creator.
Instances (34)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Oba | — |
|
the Ibeji (in some traditions)
surface form:
Ibeji
|
— |
| Elegguá | — |
| Obatalá | — |
| Oyá | — |
| Babalú-Ayé | Orisha |
| Petro lwa | lwa |
| Gede lwa | lwa |
| Erzulie Freda | lwa |
| Baron Samedi | lwa |
| Ayizan | lwa |
| Gede Nibo | lwa |
| Orunmila | Orisha |
| Oya | — |
| Shango | — |
| Ogun | — |
| Oshun | — |
| Olokun | Orisha |
| Omolu | orixá |
| Nanã | orixá |
| Oro | — |
| Oxóssi | orixá |
|
Oshosi (Òṣóòsi)
surface form:
Oshosi
|
— |
|
Logun Ede (Logún-Èdè)
surface form:
Logun Ede
|
— |
|
Erinle (Inle)
surface form:
Erinle
|
— |
|
Ibeji (Ìbejì, divine twins)
surface form:
Ibeji
|
— |
|
Oko (Òkò, agriculture deity)
surface form:
Oko
|
— |
|
Oshumare (Òṣùmàrè)
surface form:
Oshumare
|
— |
| Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára | — |
| Elegbara | — |
| Ochosi | — |
| Elegbá | — |
| Agemo | — |
| Sango | — |