Also known as Ogoun, Ogum
thumb|Veve of Ogoun Ogun (Yoruba: Ògún) is a major Orisha in the Yoruba religion that is also adopted in several other African religions. Ògún is revered as a powerful deity of war, iron, hunting, metalworking, metallurgy, blacksmiths, technology, innovation, and divine judgement, as well as of rum and rum-making. He is present in Yoruba religion, Santería, Haitian Vodou, West African Vodun, Candomblé, Umbanda and the folk religion of the Gbe people. According to some legends, as a human, he attempted to seize the throne of Ife Empire after the demise of Ọbàtálá, who reigned twice, before and
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Vinony's link graph records 238 inbound references to オグン, and connects out to Olorun, Yoruba people and Oba.
It is catalogued under topics including Alcohol gods, Dahomean gods and Deities of wine and beer.
Vinony links it to 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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
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- worshipped by
- Candomblé
- domain of saint or deity
- metalworking
- Commons category
- Ogun
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Article · 日本語
オグン（Ogoun, Ogun, Ogum, Ogou; ヨルバ語: Ògún）はアフリカ、オグン現在のナイジェリアに暮らすヨルバ人の信仰に起源を持つ神、あるいは精霊である。すなわちオリシャ（Orisha）であり、ハイチのブードゥー教で言うところのロアである。アフリカに由来を持つ人々の拡散、いわゆるアフリカン・ディアスポラを経て最も広まったアフリカの神の1柱であり、それに伴い最も定義があいまいになった神であるともいえる。ベナン、ハイチ、ルイジアナ、キューバ（サンテリア等）、ブラジル（カンドンブレ等）その他それぞれのブードゥー教、あるいはヨルバ人の信仰から発展した宗教に共通した神である。
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