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ID: 901002519
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002519
Record Type: Character/Person

Olorun (Yoruba deity)

Note: Creator god of the Yoruba religion.

Names:
Olorun (Yoruba deity) (preferred,English-P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<African iconography> (P)
........<African characters> (P)
............Olorun (Yoruba deity) (P)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Agemo
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, African iconography, African characters, Agemo (Yoruban orisha)) [901002588]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Yoruba (culture or style)
.....(Southern Nigerian styles, West African (general), African by cultural or regional designation, African (general, continental cultures), styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Olorun (Yoruba deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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