No wakeful eyes of man, with its ability to see, can match or outdo the function of sleep. The poet also asserts that his is the passionate love of a man towards a woman, that no one can match up to. Note that this is a protective and possessive jealousy, like that of a Mother Hen protecting her chicks.The jealousy of Jehovah is one that tries to better itself. He is jealous like Jehovah, the God of the Jews. Though these emotions are for a divine being, the emotions are entirely ‘human’ in being jealous and passionate, and therefore they are purely raw. Rather than blocking the light of the moon, it covers the ‘nakedness’ of the moon, thereby protecting it.
The function of the word ‘darkness’ is positive here, and not negative. The hair of the Goddess is as dark as the night that shields the moon. There is perfect harmony between the two entities as brought out by the metaphor. Therefore, their connection is not only inseparable, but also natural. The fingers and the hair are likened to the relationship between the weeds and the tide. The act of passing fingers through the hair is one of extreme affection. In African culture, there exists a deep bond between Man and God. The African Goddess symbolizes the African spiritual essence. Olokun is a Bini word, the language of the Edo people of South Nigeria. Olokun also signifies unfathomable wisdom. Its name literally signifies Owner (Olo) of Oceans (Olkun). Olokun is personified in several human characteristics: patience, endurance, sternness, observation, meditation, appreciation for history, future visions, and royalty personified, while its characteristics are found and displayed in the depths of the Ocean. For the cult of Olokun, life-size groups of royal figures are still made. Olokun is the divinity of the sea, and an emblem of the material prosperity worshipped by the Edo people.
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