Velekete

{{Short description|Deity and goddess of the sea in the mythology of the people of Badagry}}

Vlekete or Verekete is a deity and goddess of the sea in the mythology of the people of Badagry in Nigeria.{{cite book|author=L. C. Dioka|title=Lagos and Its Environs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9pUPAQAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=First Academic|isbn=978-978-34902-5-3}} The Velekete Shrine and Velekete Slave Market are named after her.{{cite book|author=Ashamu Sewanu Fadipe|title=Commerce D'esclaves Et la Civilisation Occidentale À Badagry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5UPAQAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Media Ace|isbn=978-978-33660-3-9}}