[4] In Nigeria and the Benin Republic, he was a strong hunter and farming deity, as well as a fighter against sorcery.

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.

[6] According to Prandi, Oko songs and myths are remembered, but their presence in celebrations is rare.

[7] In his representation, he had a wooden staff, played a flute of bones, and wore white.

[8] Oko is syncretized with Saint Isidore among Cuban orisha practitioners of Santería (Lucumí) and Regla de Ocha.