Oshun

Summary

Oshun is a water deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 7% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oshun's religion is recorded as Candomblé^[3].
• Oshun's image is recorded as Oxun.jpg^[4].
• Oshun is recorded as female^[5].
• Oshun's instance of is recorded as water deity^[6].
• Oshun's instance of is recorded as orisha^[7].
• Oshun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13118773^[8].
• Oshun's GND ID is recorded as 119469936^[9].
• Oshun's Commons category is recorded as Oxum^[10].
• Oshun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pcf2^[11].
• Oshun's worshipped by is recorded as Santería^[12].
• Oshun's worshipped by is recorded as Yoruba religion^[13].
• Oshun's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Oshun^[14].
• Oshun's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00556573^[15].
• Oshun's culture is recorded as Yoruba religion^[16].
• Oshun's domain of saint or deity is recorded as river^[17].
• Oshun's Quora topic ID is recorded as Oshun^[18].
• Oshun's iconographic symbol is recorded as Q9560467^[19].
• Oshun's World History Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Oshun^[20].
• Oshun's DDB person is recorded as 119469936^[21].

Body

Personal Life

Oshun's religion is recorded as Candomblé^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Oshun include Omi Osun^[22], a river^[23], in Nigeria^[24].

Why It Matters

Oshun ranks in the top 7% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for her include Omi Osun^[22], a river^[23], in Nigeria^[24].