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Olokun

Yoruba (Nigeria); Edo / Benin Kingdom (Nigeria); diaspora to Cuba and Brazil · West Africa

The Orisha of the deep ocean and the wealth that lies within it. Olokun is venerated by both the Yoruba and the Edo of Benin Kingdom, with the Edo tradition placing him as one of the most powerful deities and consort of the sea. He is associated with health, prosperity, and the unfathomable, and his cult in the Edo Kingdom involves white-clad priestesses who keep his shrines.

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