Editing Olokun (section)

==West Africa==
[[File:Eyo Olokun.jpg|left|thumb|Eyo Olokun masquerades at the [[Eyo festival|Eyo Festival]] in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]]]

Water deities are "ubiquitous and vitally important in southern Nigeria";<ref name="m"/> Olókun worship is especially noted in the cities of the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] and [[Edo people]] in southwest Nigeria. In West African areas directly adjacent to the coast, Olokun takes a male form among his worshipers, while in the hinterland, Olokun is a female deity.<ref name="ClarkSanteria2007"/>

According to Yoruba traditions about their divine dynasty, Olokun - in her female incarnation - was the [[Senior Wife|senior wife]] of [[Oduduwa|Emperor Oduduwa]]. Her rivalry with one of his other wives is said to have led to her manifesting the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref> {{cite news|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/olokun-osaara-the-making-of-atlantic-ocean-lagos-lagoon/|title=Olokun, Osaara: The Making Of The Atlantic Ocean And The Lagos Lagoon|work=The Sun}} </ref>