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Ogun or Ogoun (Yoruba: Ògún, Edo: Ògún, Portuguese: Ogum, Gu; also spelled Oggun or Ogou; known as Ogún or Ogum in Latin America) is a Yoruba Orisha that is adopted in several African religions. Ògún is a warrior and a powerful spirit of metal work , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] as well as of rum and rum-making.
One of the most important objects in the cult of Ogun is the ceremonial Ada sword. [5] This ceremonial sword is dedicated to him and is known by the name Ada-Ogun. [ 6 ] Ogun devotees are afforded traditional respect in some courts which permit them to swear by a piece iron, in the same manner that Christians and Muslims swear to the Bible and ...
The head, or orí, is vested with great importance in Yoruba art and thought. When portrayed in sculpture, the size of the head is often represented as four or five times its normal size in relation to the body in order to convey that it is the site of a person's ase as well as his or her essential nature, or iwa. [3]
According to Yoruba mythology, [1] Ogun was a King and the father of Oranmiyan, and the first person to arrive on earth; he used a cutlass and a dog to clear the road for the arrival of other deities. [2] He is also said to have given the finishing touches to the first set of humans created by Obatala, the Yoruba god of creation. [3]
October 24, 1997: Established as Diocese of Abeokuta from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos. The area in question covers the Abeokuta Province of the British colonial era, which now comprises the Ẹ̀gbá, Yewa (Ẹ̀gbádò), Àwórì, Ègùn and Ànàgó divisions of Ogun State, the other division in the state being Ijebu which is co-terminus with the Diocese of Ijebu-Ode.
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The name Ògún is a distinctive and powerful name and primarily used among the families of Ògún devotees, or from families whose professions stem from Ògún's industry metallurgy. The diminutive forms are many, as Ògún serves as a prefix in any names originating from the Ògún worship lineage such as Ògúndayo, Ògúnseye, Ògúnfemi ...
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