Okáǧa

Okáǧa, the South Wind, is the last-born of the Four Winds (Tȟaté Tób), sons of Tȟaté and Ité. His is the warm and fertile quarter of growth and plenty, set against the cold North. He is the husband of the mediator Wóȟpe; that marriage also reciprocates on Wóȟpe entry. Parent-edges link from parentIds; sibling-edges are declared on each brother.

Parentage

• parent: Tȟaté
• parent: Aŋóg Ité

Domains

• the south wind
• growth and fertility

Powers

• rule the warm South and bring growth, plenty, and ripening

Relations

• spouse: WóȟpeHusband of Wóȟpe the mediator (Falling Star), who in the wind cycle dwells in the lodge of the South Wind.Walker, Lakota Belief and Ritual (1980); Lakota Myth (1983) (secondary)
• sibling: EyáFull brother; one of the Four Winds.
• sibling: YatáFull brother; one of the Four Winds.
• sibling: YaŋpáFull brother; one of the Four Winds.
• sibling: YumníBrother; the late-born Whirlwind, the fifth child.

Sources

• existence: Walker, Lakota Myth (Jahner ed., 1983) (secondary); Walker, Lakota Belief and Ritual (DeMallie & Jahner eds., 1980) (secondary)