Oko
Oko is a Yoruba orisha described as a hunting and farming deity. The text states he was the third husband of Ọya, with whom she had nine children, earning her the title Ọya Ìyáńsàn-án, the 'mother of nine'.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Xɛvioso, Mawu-Lisa, Erinlè̩, Aja, Ayé, Babalú-Ayé, Ọsanyin, Oshosi, Aganju, Ọbaluaye, Elédùa, Agẹmọ, Odùduwà, Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì, Oranyan, Oshun, Obá, Ogun, Ṣàngó, Olodumare, Olorun, Ọbàtálá, Eṣu
- parent of
- Oyá
- syncretized with
- Saint Isidore
- served by
- Bees
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In contrast Oko, the orixá of agriculture, found little favor among slaves in Brazil and has few followers in the Americas.”
#775 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“In the Yoruba religion, Ọya was married three times, first to the warrior orisha Ogun, then Shango, and finally, another hunting and farming deity, Oko.”
#787 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Oko, orisha of farming, harvest and of hunting”
#7705 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Oko, also known as Ocô in Brazil, is an Orisha worshipped in the Yoruba religion. According to tradition, before his death and deification, he was a strong hunter and farming deity, as well as a fighter against sorcery.”
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