Oko (orisha)

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Oko
Agriculture, Farming, Fertility
Member of
Colorred , and white
RegionNigeria, Benin, Latin America
Ethnic groupYoruba people, Fon people

Oko, also known as Ocô in Brazil,

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

Notes

  1. ^ Comissão Catarinense de Folclore 1953, p. 51.
  2. ^ Ianamá 1984, p. 79.
  3. ^ Prandi 2017.
  4. ^ Adeoye 1989, pp. 270–279.
  5. ^ Vogel 1981, p. 96.
  6. ^ Prandi 2005, p. 103.
  7. ^ Prandi 2005, p. 118.
  8. ^ Amado 2012.
  9. ^ De La Torre 2004, p. 81.
  10. ^ Marra & Grassi, p. 20.

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