orisha

noun

1. A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè

   “I guess that is a good way to remember you. To rememeber you as a metaphor, but not to forget the text, to embrace all the humanity of your life... like an orisha — a flesh-and-blood hero. That sounds like a good African way to remember you.”

   “Under the command of Olorun were also orishas, intermediaries in the Yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural.”