The House of Ashe
Orisha Oko collares | Azaka Medieh, Kouzin elekes
Orisha Oko collares | Azaka Medieh, Kouzin elekes
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Orisha Oko is a strong hunter and farming deity, a fighter against sorcery, and a master at settling disputes between orishas. Planting seeds and aiding in growth, Orisha Oko is also a wonder teacher, tending to his students as a farmer tends to his crop. 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 considered the messengers of Oko.
Azaka Medeh (also known as Zaka, Kouzin, Couzen, Azake, Mazaka, Azaka Medeh, Mede, Papa Zaka, Zaka, Papa Zaca, Cousin Zaca) is the loa of the harvest in Haitian Vodou. Depicted as a farmer who loves to eat, he is kind and gentle and he has no alternate sinister (petro) form. He is seen as a protector of peasants and defender of the poor.
Both Orisha Oko & Azaka are identified with Saint Isidore.
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