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Oko | |
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Agriculture, Farming, Fertility | |
Member of Orisha | |
Other names | Ocó, Òrìṣàokó |
Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé |
Color | red , and white |
Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America |
Ethnic group | Yoruba people, Fon people |
Oko, also known as Ocô in Brazil, [1] [2] [3] was an Orisha. [4] In Nigeria and the Benin Republic, he was a strong hunter and farming deity, as well as a fighter against sorcery. He was associated with the annual new harvest of the white African yam. Among the deities, he was considered a close friend of Oosa, Ogiyan and Shango, as well as a one-time husband of Oya and Yemoja. Bees are said to be the messengers of Oko. [5]
In Brazilian Candomblé, he represents one of the Orishas of agriculture, together with Ogum. [6] According to Prandi, Oko songs and myths are remembered, but their presence in celebrations is rare. [7] In his representation, he had a wooden staff, played a flute of bones, and wore white. [8] Oko is syncretized with Saint Isidore among Cuban orisha practitioners of Santería (Lucumí) and Regla de Ocha. [9] [10]
You can help expand this article with text translated from
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Oko | |
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Agriculture, Farming, Fertility | |
Member of Orisha | |
Other names | Ocó, Òrìṣàokó |
Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé |
Color | red , and white |
Region | Nigeria, Benin, Latin America |
Ethnic group | Yoruba people, Fon people |
Oko, also known as Ocô in Brazil, [1] [2] [3] was an Orisha. [4] In Nigeria and the Benin Republic, he was a strong hunter and farming deity, as well as a fighter against sorcery. He was associated with the annual new harvest of the white African yam. Among the deities, he was considered a close friend of Oosa, Ogiyan and Shango, as well as a one-time husband of Oya and Yemoja. Bees are said to be the messengers of Oko. [5]
In Brazilian Candomblé, he represents one of the Orishas of agriculture, together with Ogum. [6] According to Prandi, Oko songs and myths are remembered, but their presence in celebrations is rare. [7] In his representation, he had a wooden staff, played a flute of bones, and wore white. [8] Oko is syncretized with Saint Isidore among Cuban orisha practitioners of Santería (Lucumí) and Regla de Ocha. [9] [10]