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In Yoruba religion, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju.

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Aganju
Mother
Yemaja
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Yoruba religion
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In Yoruba religion, Orungan was the son of Yemaja and Aganju.

According to some stories, he ravished his mother once, and as he tried a second time, Yemaja fell and burst open, whereupon the fifteen Orishas came forth from her.

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