Ogun
(African mythology)
The Yoruban iron god and war god. According to legend, he was originally a hunter who descended by a spider's thread upon the marshy waste that existed prior to the formation of the earth. By nature Ogun is hard, fierce, and terrible, but he is not an evil deity. Rather does he demand rectitude and adequate respect for his gift of mental implements—the source of wealth and victory. In the past he was given human sacrifices. Blacksmiths sacrifice dogs every fortnight and at his annual festival the people dance and eat dogs, for three days.
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Ogun can refer to:
- Ogoun (also referred to as Ogún, Ogum, or Ogou), a divinity in Yorubic mythology
- Ogun River, a river in southwestern Nigeria
- Ogun State, a state in southwestern Nigeria
- Ogun Records, a record label
- Ogun (Marvel Comics), a comic book character
- See also
- Ogün, Turkish name
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Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology
A Dictionary of World Mythology. Copyright © Arthur Cotterell 1979, 1986, 2003. All rights reserved.
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