Oko (Okko) - orisha of agriculture and the harvest
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In the traditional faith of the Yoruba people of West Africa and the myriad of New World religions that it subsequently birthed, men and women are often initiated to the service of one of the hundreds of subsidiary spirits that serve the Orisha Olodumare, the group's conception of the Almighty God.
Some claim that 'Onicha' is a contraction of Igbo and Edo words, and perhaps from the word 'Orisha'.
In Nigeria it is commonly linked with Ogoun, the Orisha of war, and is used in rituals to remove the evil eye.