Aganju

Aganju
Volcanoes (Cuba / Santería), Wilderness, Desert (Cuba / Santería), River (Cuba / Santería)
Member of Orisha
Other namesAganju
Venerated inYoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism
RegionNigeria, Benin, Brazil
Ethnic groupYoruba people, Fon people
OffspringSango
Equivalents
CatholicSaint Christopher

Aganju (known as Agayú, Aggayú, Aganjú or Aganyú in Spanish speaking counties) is an Orisha. He is syncretized with Saint Christopher in the Cuban religion known as Santería.

Aganju is strongly associated with Shango. In some traditions Aganju is described as Shango's father; in other traditions he is described as Shango's brother. Both Shango and Aganju were, at one time, rulers of the Oyo empire who became deified.


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