He sent his daughter Oduduwa to create the earth, and then breathed life into the people created by his son, Obatala; the latter is associated with Our Lady of Mercy.
He is the supreme source of ashe, the spiritual energy of which all things are composed. His pity for the immortal, aged first humans led him to give the gift of death to mankind, but in general he works through intermediaries like Ogun and Yemaya. He sent his daughter Oduduwa to create the earth, and then breathed life into the people created by his son, Obatala; the latter is associated with Our Lady of Mercy. For ten points, name this supreme deity of the Yoruba mythology who is associated with Jehovah and Jesus Christ in Santeria.
He is the supreme source of ashe, the spiritual energy of which all things are composed.
{Olorun} (or {Olodumare})