Babalú-Ayé
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Babalú-Ayé is a major Orisha in the Yoruba and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, revered as the powerful deity of disease, healing, and protection from epidemics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babalú-Ayé canonical | 1 |
| Obaluaye (Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná/Babalú-Ayé) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2571573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babalú-Ayé Context triple: [Regla de Ocha, hasImportantDeity, Babalú-Ayé]
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A.
Elegguá
Elegguá is a major orisha in Afro-Cuban and Yoruba-derived religions, revered as the trickster guardian of crossroads, doors, and destiny who controls the opening and closing of all spiritual paths.
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B.
Shango
Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
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C.
Oyá
Oyá is a powerful Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean orisha associated with winds, storms, the cemetery, and transformative change.
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D.
Obatalá
Obatalá is a major orisha in the Yoruba-derived Regla de Ocha (Santería), revered as the wise, peaceful creator deity associated with purity, justice, and the molding of human beings.
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E.
Orisha
Orisha are deities or divine spirits in the Yoruba religion, each embodying specific natural forces, human traits, and aspects of daily life, and serving as intermediaries between humans and the supreme god.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babalú-Ayé Target entity description: Babalú-Ayé is a major Orisha in the Yoruba and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, revered as the powerful deity of disease, healing, and protection from epidemics.
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A.
Elegguá
Elegguá is a major orisha in Afro-Cuban and Yoruba-derived religions, revered as the trickster guardian of crossroads, doors, and destiny who controls the opening and closing of all spiritual paths.
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B.
Shango
Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
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C.
Oyá
Oyá is a powerful Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean orisha associated with winds, storms, the cemetery, and transformative change.
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D.
Obatalá
Obatalá is a major orisha in the Yoruba-derived Regla de Ocha (Santería), revered as the wise, peaceful creator deity associated with purity, justice, and the molding of human beings.
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E.
Orisha
Orisha are deities or divine spirits in the Yoruba religion, each embodying specific natural forces, human traits, and aspects of daily life, and serving as intermediaries between humans and the supreme god.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orisha
ⓘ
Yoruba deity ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asojano
ⓘ
Obaluaiê ⓘ Omolu ⓘ San Lázaro ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | dog ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
brown
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
epidemic diseases
ⓘ
healers ⓘ poverty ⓘ smallpox ⓘ the marginalized ⓘ the sick ⓘ |
| culture |
Afro-Brazilian
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Afro-Cuban ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ |
| domain |
disease
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epidemics ⓘ healing ⓘ protection from illness ⓘ |
| feastDay | December 17 ⓘ |
| feastDayContext |
Santería
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Santería
|
| function | mediator between suffering humans and divine realm ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
accompanied by dogs
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body covered with raffia or straw ⓘ covered in sores ⓘ walking with crutches ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Yoruba ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Father of the World ⓘ |
| offering |
beans
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candles ⓘ corn ⓘ grains ⓘ roasted foods ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Cuban religion
ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ Santería ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| role |
healer of the sick
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protector against disease ⓘ punisher through illness ⓘ |
| status | major Orisha ⓘ |
| syncretizedWith |
Lazarus of Bethany
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surface form:
Saint Lazarus
|
| veneratedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ diaspora communities ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
animal sacrifice
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drumming ⓘ offerings ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ votive promises ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Babalú-Ayé Description of subject: Babalú-Ayé is a major Orisha in the Yoruba and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, revered as the powerful deity of disease, healing, and protection from epidemics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Obaluaye (Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná/Babalú-Ayé)