Aganju
deity earth Lucumi/santeria religion corroborated · 4
Aganjú is an oriṣa that was a warrior king, walked with a sword as a staff, and is associated with fire. He is not associated with volcanoes in Yorùbáland in West Africa, contrary to what is believed in Cuban-style practice of Oriṣa.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Legendary Alaafin of the Oyo Empire.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Saint Christopher
- co occurs with
- Mahuika, Ti'iti'i, Vulcan, Ọsanyin, Ọbaluaye, Elédùa, Agẹmọ, Odùduwà, Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì, Shango, Pele, Rūaumoko, Olodumare, Olorun, Ogun, Ọbàtálá, Eṣu, Ṣàngó, Oko
- parent of
- Orungan
- child of
- Ajaka
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Aganju, god of volcanoes in the Lucumi/santeria religion”
#1001 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“In Yoruba religion, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju.”
#25167 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5