Vlekete or Verekete is a
deity and goddess of the sea in the
mythology
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of the
people of Badagry. Velekete has a shrine named after it called the Velekete Shrine and a slave market called
Velekete Slave Market.
References
Yoruba goddesses
Sea and river goddesses
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