Oluorogbo

Yoruba

Etymology

From olú (“lord, prominent one”) +‎ orógbó (“bitter kola nut”), literally “Lord of the bitter kola nuts”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.lú.ō.ɾō.ɡ͡bō/, /ō.lú.ō.ɾó.ɡ͡bó/

Proper noun

Olúorogbo or Olúorógbó

1. A primordial divinity or irúnmọlẹ̀ in the Yoruba religion, he is regarded as being synonymous with the figure Ẹ̀là. In his human form, he was the only son of the Yoruba heroine Mọ́remí. He was later sacrificed by her to the spirit of the Ẹ̀sìnmìrìn river upon which he became an orisha. He is celebrated during the Edì festival in Ifẹ̀.

   Synonym: Ẹ̀là