Okeus

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Okeus is a powerful deity in Powhatan religion, often associated with war, retribution, and the enforcement of moral order.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Okeus canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Powhatan deity ⓘ
deity ⓘ
associatedWith moral order ⓘ
retribution ⓘ
war ⓘ
contrastedWith beneficent deities in Powhatan belief ⓘ
culture Powhatan ⓘ
domain justice ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
enforces moral norms ⓘ
social obligations ⓘ
moralAlignment ambivalent ⓘ
mythologicalSystem Algonquian-speaking peoples of Virginia ⓘ
perceivedAs fearsome ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
region Tidewater Virginia ⓘ
religion Powhatan religion ⓘ
religiousFunction guardian of social order ⓘ
source of punishment for transgressions ⓘ
role enforcer of moral order ⓘ
punisher of wrongdoing ⓘ
timePeriod early colonial era ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ
typeOfPower supernatural ⓘ
worshippedBy Powhatan people ⓘ
linked to: Powhatan peoples

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Powhatan → mainDeity → Okeus ⓘ
Ahone → opposedBy → Okeus ⓘ
Ahone → contrastedWith → Okeus ⓘ