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When someone dies in the sea, rather than immediately beginning to join with their ancestors, they may stay with Olokun until she decides to release them. She is said to be chained to the bottom of the ocean so her rage cannot come upon the lands of the earth. Olokun is always brooding and has a raging temper. She is rebellious and works very closely with Oya, the deity of the winds, to create devastating storms and damaging floods. In the same way that Yemaya is the creative force of life, Olokun is the equally necessary destructive force of life. She embodies the necessary darkness that is within us all the drive that every living thing possesses to survive. The reason for this is that no light ever hits the bottom of the ocean where Olokun lives. She is often associated with dark or left-hand path magic. Olokun is an Orisha full of deep mysteries. Olokun is respected as an authority over all other water deities. He/she possesses unmatchable wisdom, governs over dreams, wealth, prosperity, meditation, and healing. The name Olokun is derived from the word “olo” meaning "owner", and "okun" meaning "ocean". While the two share the same element of nature, their temperaments are extremely different.

She is the Orisha of motherhood, and the waves and tides fall under her realm. Yemaya looks after the shallower parts of the seas. Some people believe that the two are husband and wife, while others say that they are brother and sister. Olokun is deeply tied to the Orisha Yemaya, and the two are often mixed up. The deep sea is her kingdom, and she resides there happily. The guardian of the deepest depths of the sea, Olokun is the owner of the oceans and all the riches that they possess. He/She is an androgynous Orisha that can take on any form. Olokun is revered as one of the most commanding Orishas in the Yoruba religion. Communities in both West Africa and the African diaspora view Olokun variously as female, male, or androgynous.

Olokun is greatly praised for their ability to give great wealth, health, and prosperity to their followers. Olokun is revered as the ruler of all bodies of water and for the authority over other water deities. He is believed to be the parent of Aje, the orisha of great wealth and of the bottom of the ocean. Olokun (Olóòkun) is an orisha in Yoruba religion.