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{{about|the spirit|the song referring to the spirit|Bebel Gilberto (album)|the historical ruler|Aganju of Oyo}}▼
{{short description|Deity in several religions}}
▲{{about|the spirit|the song referring to the spirit|Bebel Gilberto (album)}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Yoruba
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| deity_of = Volcanoes (Cuba / Santería), Wilderness, Desert (Cuba / Santería), River (Cuba / Santería)
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| region = [[South West (Nigeria)|Nigeria]], [[Benin]], [[Brazil]]
| ethnic_group = [[Yoruba people]], [[Fon people]]
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| equivalent1_type = Catholic
| equivalent1 = [[Saint Christopher]]
| offspring = [[Shango|Sango]]
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{{Yoruba people}}
'''Aganju''' (known as '''Agayú''', '''Aggayú''', '''Aganjú''' or '''Aganyú''' in
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|Oyo]] empire who became deified.
▲'''Aganju''' (known as '''Agayú''' or '''Aganyú''' in [[Latin America]]) is an [[Orisha]]. He is syncretized with [[Saint Christopher]] in the Cuban religion known as Santería.
==Yoruba religion==
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==Santería (Lucumí/Regla de Ocha)==
In Cuba, Aganju is a [[volcano deity]] for the practitioners of Santeria/Lucumi religion. But there are no volcanoes in either Cuba nor Yorubaland, nor is Aganju associated with volcanoes among the Yoruba people. However, the Biu Plateau in the highland area of Northeastern Nigeria contains a number of extinct volcanoes. Biu Plateau is about {{convert|360|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=off}} from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria and about {{convert|450|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}} from Oyo, Nigeria. These extinct volcanoes have long been extinct and they are also far from Yorùbáland geographically. It is most likely that the association of Aganjú with volcanoes in Cuba is not older than the last century among creoles. And this is due to Aganjú's supposed temperament coupled with the relationship with Oroíña of Cuban Orisa faith (Ọ̀rànmíyàn in Yorùbá language).
==Candomblé==
In the [[Afro-Brazilian]] tradition of [[Candomblé]], Aganjú is worshiped as a manifestation or quality of the Orisha [[Shango]], often called ''Xango Aganjú''. Aganjú represents all that is explosive and lacking control. He is also nicknamed "Xangô menino" among Candomblé practitioners
==Further reading==
* Jo Anna Hunter. Ìyánifá Ọmó̩tinúwẹ̀, “My Journey to Aganjú: The Orisa so Hard to Find “ BlackMadonnaEnterprises.com and ''Oro Pataki Aganju: A Cross Cultural Approach Towards the Understanding of the Fundamentos of the Orisa Aganju in Nigeria and Cuba'', ''In Orisa Yoruba God and Spiritual Identity in Africa and the Diaspora, edited by Toyin Falola, Ann Genova. New Jersey: Africa World Press, Inc.''
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