Loko
Loko is the archetypal houngan (priest). As the spiritual parents of the priesthood, he and Ayizan are two of the loa involved in the kanzo rites in which the priest/ess-to-be is given the asson (sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood) and are both powerful guardians of "reglemen" or the correct and appropriate form of Vodoun service.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mawu, Nana Buluku, Salosteles, Xɛvioso, Zinsi, Zinsu, Abuk, Aiwel, Deng, Kejok, Nhialic, Baa-Wamnde, Bâgoumâwel, Bocoonde, Buytoorin, Celi, Dandi, Dumunna, Foroforondu, Ga, Gorko-mawɗo, Guéno, Haɓɓana-koel, Hammadi, Kaidara, Kiikala, Koumbasara, Koumen, Lewru, Naagara, Naange, Ndurbeele, Neɗɗo, Neɗɗo-mawɗo, Njeddo Dewal, Nounfayiri, Silé Sadio, Sitti, Tongo, Tooke, Tyanaba, Ayizan, Louquo, Ṣọ̀pọ̀na, Sakpatá, Gu, Rongo, Abassi, Atai, Libanza, Mebege, Nzame, Njambe, Ruwa, Agé, Ayaba, Da, Gleti, Lisa, Gbǎdù
- consort of
- Ayizan
- sibling of
- Kpo
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Loko”
#2597 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Just as her husband Loko is the archetypal houngan (priest), Ayizan is regarded as the first, or archetypal, mambo (priestess), and as such is also associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries, particularly those of initiation and the natural world.”
#3203 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Loko is a loa, patron of healers and plants, especially trees in the Vodou religion. He is a racine (root) and a rada loa. Among several other loa, he is linked with the poteau mitan or center post in a Vodou peristyle”
#10037 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Jejé tradition, Kpo and Loko are also associated with straw clothing.”
#20582 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat