Olokun He is the owner of the depths of the sea, he is androgynous, and he possesses both masculine and feminine characteristics.
He is the Orisha who represents the deepest secrets of life and death and because of his power over the oceans and the hidden depths, he is one of the most dangerous deities of the Osha-Ifá religion, feared and respected by all.
There are several stories around Olokun and they all emphasize his androgynous quality, since sometimes it is indicated that this character is a very moody man and other times it is said that he is a beautiful maiden.
He is represented as half man, half fish, and he always comes down masked. He is a powerful, terrible and extremely mysterious deity who embodies the sea in its terrifying aspect. However, those who show his devotion to him, he blesses them with great health and prosperity.
How is the costume Olokun wears?
Olokun usually doesn't appear, because he doesn't like to show his face. She is a deity that must be respected, as her powers are immense and her personality is unpredictable.
He is the owner of the Ocean, he always dresses in black and does not reveal his figure or his face, which he wears under a mask. This is how he expresses himself as the owner of the secrets of life and death and of the darkest depths of the sea.
Olokun rarely goes down, but when he does, he wears a light green-blue paste mask on his suit, with a very large open mouth, a very thick lower lip and a prominent ornament on the forehead.
Attributes of the orisha Olokun
Olokun's attributes categorize him as the absolute king of the depths of the Ocean and also as the mysterious deity who does not show his features.
These are the elements of Olokun:
- Seven masks
- seven chains
- maja
- siren
- Seahorse
- shells and marine elements that live at the bottom of the ocean
- two hands of snails
- two-sided dolls
- currencies of different countries in number of seven.