Ogboo

Yoruba Etymology Probably a deletion of the /w/ from an unattested term, Ògbòwó Pronunciation Ògbòó Proper noun Ògbòó a female river deity association with fertility, worshipped by several southern yo Èkìtì speaking towns, including yo Èró, yo Ìjàrẹ́, yo Àkúrẹ́, yo Ọ̀bà-Ilé, yo Ìbulẹ̀-Ṣọ́rọ̀, and yo Ijù. Ògbòó in southern yo Èkìtì traditions is often regarded as the youngest and favorite wife of the supreme sky deity, yo Àbarị̀ṣà, and thus a sister wife of yo Ọ̀ṣun, yo Atan, and yo Olókun. yo Ògbòó yo bùṣà sè, ó relé àlè é rẹ̀ Ogboo puts the pot of food on the stove, and then visits the home of her lover (praise song of Ògbòó) yo river c/Nigeria Ogboo Related terms yo Atan yo Olókun yo Ọ̀ṣun yo Ọ̀gbẹ̀sẹ̀ yo Yoruba religion