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'''Òrìșà-Oko''' (known as ''' |
'''Òrìșà-Oko''' (known as '''Okô''' in [[Latin America]]) is an [[Orisha]].<ref name="a"/> In Yorubaland of [[Nigeria]] and the [[Benin Republic]], he is a strong hunter deity as well as a fighter against sorcery. He is associated with the annual new harvest of the white African yam. Among the deities he is considered a close friend of Oosa Ogiyan and [[Shango]], as well as at one time husband of [[Oya]] and [[Yemoja]]. |
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Òrìșà-Oko is depicted with a phallic staff, called a ''opa orisa oko'', a representation of his relationship with fertility; and a flute made of bone, a representation of sexuality and fertility. He is confused in [[Brazil]]’s [[Candomblé]] community with [[Oxalá]], since both dress in white. Bees are considered the messengers Òrìșà-Oko. |
Òrìșà-Oko is depicted with a phallic staff, called a ''opa orisa oko'', a representation of his relationship with fertility; and a flute made of bone, a representation of sexuality and fertility. He is confused in [[Brazil]]’s [[Candomblé]] community with [[Oxalá]], since both dress in white. Bees are considered the messengers Òrìșà-Oko. |
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| Oko | |
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Agriculture, Farming, Fertility | |
| Member of Orisha | |
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| Other names | Ocó |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé |
| Color | Black |
| Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba people, Fon people |
Òrìșà-Oko (known as Okô in Latin America) is an Orisha.[1] In Yorubaland of Nigeria and the Benin Republic, he is a strong hunter deity as well as a fighter against sorcery. He is associated with the annual new harvest of the white African yam. Among the deities he is considered a close friend of Oosa Ogiyan and Shango, as well as at one time husband of Oya and Yemoja.
Òrìșà-Oko is depicted with a phallic staff, called a opa orisa oko, a representation of his relationship with fertility; and a flute made of bone, a representation of sexuality and fertility. He is confused in Brazil’s Candomblé community with Oxalá, since both dress in white. Bees are considered the messengers Òrìșà-Oko.
She is syncretized with Saint Isidore among Cuban orisa practitioners of Santería/Lucumí/Regla de Ocha, et al.
References
- ^ Adeoye, C. L. (1989). Ìgbàgbọ́ àti ẹ̀sìn Yorùba (in Yoruba). Ibadan: Evans Bros. Nigeria Publishers. pp. 270–279. ISBN 9781675098.
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