Aganju | |
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Volcanoes (Cuba / Santería), Wilderness, Desert (Cuba / Santería), River (Cuba / Santería) | |
Member of Orisha | |
Other names | Aganju |
Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism |
Region | Nigeria, Benin, Brazil |
Ethnic group | Yoruba people, Fon people |
Offspring | Sango |
Equivalents | |
Catholic | Saint Christopher |
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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.