Okeus

Okeus (also known as Okee) was a malevolent god in the mythology of the Powhatan tribe of Virginia, the evil counterpart of the god Ahone. He was labelled as the devil by European colonists and missionaries.[1] Okeus was believed to be a wrathful god who required propitiation. Temples devoted to Okeus were known as Quioccosan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cultural Expression: Religion". Charles City County Community website. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. ↑ Hendren, Samuel Rivers (1895). "Religious Institutions". Government and religion of the Virginia Indians. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 26–28. ISBN 0404611028.
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