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Oggun
EntityQ255116· pop 21· linked from 238 articles

Also known as Ogoun, Ogum

dios de la guerra en la mitología yoruba

Key facts

Deity.type
Yoruba
Deity.name
ÒgúnÒgún Lákáayé
Deity.other_names
Oggun, Ogou, Ògún, Gou, Ogúm, Ogu
Deity.member_of
Orisha
Deity.venerated_in
Yoruba religion, Edo religion, Dahomey mythology, Vodun, Santería, Umbanda, Candomblé, Quimbanda, Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, Folk Catholicism, Dominican Vudu
Deity.image
Ogun Helmet Mask.jpg
Deity.caption
Ogun Helmet Mask used in rituals (20th century).
Deity.deity_of
Warriors, soldiers, blacksmiths, metal workers, craftsmen, law, order, roads, battles, battle camps, metals, agriculture, hunting, technology, rum
Deity.region
Nigeria, Benin, Latin America, Haiti, United States, Togo, Ghana
Deity.ethnic_group
Yoruba people

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
war deity
Gender
male
Image
Divinité Ogou à Abomey.jpg
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worshipped by
Candomblé
domain of saint or deity
metalworking
Commons category
Ogun
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Article · Español

Oggun, Ogun u Ogum es una de las deidades de la religión yoruba y Edo. En la santería de Cuba sincretiza con San Pedro, San Pablo, San Juan Bautista, San Miguel Arcángel y San Rafael Arcángel; en el candomblé de Brasil con San Antonio de Padua y San Jorge (Río de Janeiro); en el vudú haitiano, con Santiago el Mayor.

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