Oxóssi

E939906

Yoruba deity deity orixá

Oxóssi is an orixá in Afro-Brazilian and Yoruba religions, revered as the hunter deity associated with the forest, abundance, and knowledge.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Oxóssi canonical	6
Oxóssi (Candomblé)	1
Oxóssi (Umbanda)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11579914 — 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: Oxóssi
Context triple: [Candomblé, hasPantheonMember, Oxóssi]

A. Oyá
Oyá is a powerful Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean orisha associated with winds, storms, the cemetery, and transformative change.
B. Lucumí
Lucumí is a liturgical Afro-Cuban language variety derived mainly from Yoruba, used in Santería/Regla de Ocha religious rituals.
C. Shango
Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
D. 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.
E. Babalú-Ayé
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.
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: Oxóssi
Target entity description: Oxóssi is an orixá in Afro-Brazilian and Yoruba religions, revered as the hunter deity associated with the forest, abundance, and knowledge.

A. Oyá
Oyá is a powerful Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean orisha associated with winds, storms, the cemetery, and transformative change.
B. Lucumí
Lucumí is a liturgical Afro-Cuban language variety derived mainly from Yoruba, used in Santería/Regla de Ocha religious rituals.
C. Shango
Shango is a major Yoruba orisha revered as the powerful god of thunder, lightning, and justice, often associated with kingship and drumming.
D. 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.
E. Babalú-Ayé
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Yoruba deity ⓘ deity ⓘ orixá ⓘ
associatedWith	animals ⓘ archery ⓘ focus ⓘ food ⓘ intuition ⓘ nature ⓘ prosperity ⓘ survival ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ green ⓘ light green ⓘ
cultCenter	Bahia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
culture	Afro-Brazilian ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ
domain	abundance ⓘ forest ⓘ hunting ⓘ knowledge ⓘ
element	earth ⓘ forest ⓘ plants ⓘ
equivalent	Oxóssi (Candomblé) ⓘ linked to: Oxóssi Oxóssi (Umbanda) ⓘ linked to: Oxóssi
gender	male ⓘ
pantheon	Yoruba pantheon ⓘ
religion	Afro-Brazilian religions ⓘ Candomblé ⓘ Umbanda ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ
role	bringer of abundance ⓘ guardian of the forest ⓘ hunter ⓘ patron of intuition ⓘ patron of knowledge ⓘ protector of hunters ⓘ provider of food ⓘ
symbol	animals of the forest ⓘ bow and arrow ⓘ hunting horn ⓘ
veneratedIn	Benin ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ
worshipPlace	Candomblé terreiros ⓘ Umbanda terreiros ⓘ forests ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Candomblé → hasPantheonMember → Oxóssi ⓘ

Xangô do Nordeste → recognizesDeity → Oxóssi ⓘ

Oshosi → associatedWith → Oxóssi ⓘ

subject linked to: Oshosi (Òṣóòsi)

Oshosi → nameVariant → Oxóssi ⓘ

subject linked to: Oshosi (Òṣóòsi)

Logun Ede → hasParent → Oxóssi ⓘ

subject linked to: Logun Ede (Logún-Èdè)

Logun Ede → inheritsAspectFrom → Oxóssi ⓘ

subject linked to: Logun Ede (Logún-Èdè)

Oxóssi → equivalent → Oxóssi (Candomblé) ⓘ

linked to: Oxóssi

Oxóssi → equivalent → Oxóssi (Umbanda) ⓘ