Koso

Etymology
Variant of.

Etymology
From the phrase, ultimately from
 * This comes from a Yoruba legend in which the location Kòso is believed to be where Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ hanged himself. After discovering his body, his followers declared to the people that "Ọba kò so," "the King did not hang," and announced that Ṣàngó had not hanged, and instead ascended to heaven as an.

Proper noun

 * 1) A legendary place associated with the orisha, it is believed to be where he Ṣàngó in his human form the King of Oyo hanged himself and became an orisha
 * 2) An area in the town of Ọ̀yọ́ near the palace of  where the annual Shango festival is held, and serves as the center of the worship of Shango.