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Toʻo was a man-made object, for example a figure made of wood or stone, that presented a figurative image of the god. On Tahiti the god ʻOro was presented in an effigy wrapped in coconut fibers with a mace-shaped wooden "soul" in the middle. Red and yellow feathers—the symbols of the god—were placed within the layers of coconut fiber.
The Oron people religio-cultural heritage was handed down from generation to generation through oral tradition and sacred institutions. The religion emphasized belief in ancestral spirits, life after death, good moral values, superhuman (transcendental) powers, divinities and a belief in a Supreme Being known as Abazi Oro (The God of Heaven).
Tahiti: worship platforms (marae) in the Arahurahu Valley Idol (To´o) of the god Oro. The Arioi or Areoi were a secret religious order of the Society Islands, particularly the island of Tahiti, with a hierarchical structure, esoteric salvation doctrine and cultish and cultural functions. They included both men and women of all social strata ...
Oro (name) Oro (beverage), a Peruvian soft drink; Oro (grape) or garganega, an Italian wine grape; Oro (Street Fighter), a video game character in Street Fighter III 'Oro, a god in Polynesian mythology; Oro, a type of tequila; Oak Ridge Observatory or ORO, an observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts, United States
A sacred god figure wrapping for the war god 'Oro, made of woven dried coconut fibre (), which would have protected a Polynesian god effigy (to'o) made of wood. Prior to the 15th century AD, Polynesian peoples fanned out to the east, to the Cook Islands, and from there to other groups such as Tahiti and the Marquesas.
“AHTA AYA-ARAH ekedeh NYIN-ENI Ku ABASI odi Oro – AHTA AYA-ARAH brought Sweet yams from God to Oro". This feat, earned AHTA AYA-ARAH, the Oro kingship about over 500 years ago, such that the Royal Stool, the contemporary AHTA-ORO sits today, is the same Stool AHTA AYA-ARAH sat in the medieval age.
Often as these myths evolve from their source, the role of the storm god (often the head of a pantheon) is adopted by culture heroes or a personage symbolizing royalty. In many examples, the serpent god is often seen as multi-headed or multi-tailed. Thor vs. Jörmungandr ; Perun vs. Veles ; Dobrynya Nikitich vs. Zmey Gorynych (Slavic)
Agemo - the chameleon servant of the supreme god Olorun. Ọbalúayé - orisha of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease and healing; Erinlẹ̀ - an elephant hunter and physician to the gods; Èṣù - Èṣù is the orisha of crossroads, duality, beginnings and balance; Ibeji - twin orisha of vitality and youth