Oro

), which would have protected a Polynesian god effigy (to o), made of wood. The mana of the god was symbolised by feathers, usually red in colour, which were attached to the surface of the woven covering. Figure held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Oro is a god in Tahiti and Society Islands mythology. The veneration of Oro, although practiced in varying intensity among the islands, was a major religion of the Society Islands in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially Tahiti, Tahaa, Moorea, and Raiatea. On Tahiti, Oro was the main deity and the god of war. The secret society of Arioi was closely linked because of its rites. On the Marquesas Islands, Oro bore the name Mahui.

Oro or ORO, meaning gold in Spanish and Italian, may refer to: == Music and dance== Oro (dance), a Balkan circle dance Oro (eagle dance), an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina "Oro" (Mango song), 1984 "Oro" (Jelena Tomašević song), the Serbian entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest ORO, Máire Brennan Oro: Grandes Éxitos, an album by ABBA Oro album, an RIAA certification for Spanish-language albums ==Sports== CD Oro, a football club in Jalisco, Mexico Oro F.C., a semi-professional association football team from Papua New Guinea

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