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Encyclopedia > Ogou

In Haitian Vodun, Ogoun (or Ogun) is a loa who presides over fire, iron, politics and war. He is the patron of smiths and is usually displayed with his attributes: machete or sable, rum and tobacco. He is married to Erzulie.


In Yorùbá mythology, Ogun (same as Ogoun) is a son of Yemaja and Orungan.


In Santería, he is identified with Saint Peter.


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Ogou is a national hero to the people of Haiti.
Every Haitian knows that Ogou is the senior brother of a military lineage broad enough to include the founding heroes of Haitian History - Dessaline, Louverture, Christophe.
Ogou is the one Lwa who retains much of his African origins in the New World.
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