Oko (Òkò, agriculture deity)
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Oko (Òkò) is a Yoruba orisha revered as the deity of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest, overseeing the growth and abundance of cultivated land.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oko | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba deity
ⓘ
agriculture deity ⓘ fertility deity ⓘ harvest deity ⓘ orisha ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Òkò NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bountiful harvests
ⓘ
crop growth ⓘ farmers ⓘ rural life ⓘ soil fertility ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon | Yoruba pantheon ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
food security
ⓘ
human sustenance ⓘ |
| culture | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
ⓘ
cultivated land ⓘ fertility ⓘ harvest ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
protector of rural communities
ⓘ
provider of abundance ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
good harvest
ⓘ
increase in farm productivity ⓘ protection from crop failure ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
ensures the growth of cultivated land
ⓘ
regulates agricultural cycles ⓘ |
| religion | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
harvest season
ⓘ
planting season ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of agricultural abundance
ⓘ
guardian of farms ⓘ protector of cultivated fields ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
farm tools
ⓘ
grains ⓘ plowed fields ⓘ yams ⓘ |
| typeOf |
earth-related deity
ⓘ
nature deity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Benin region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Yoruba farmers
ⓘ
rural Yoruba communities ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
offerings of first fruits
ⓘ
seasonal agricultural festivals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.