Sango

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Sango is a powerful Yoruba thunder and lightning deity widely venerated across southwestern Nigeria and in the African diaspora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba deity
lightning deity
orisha
thunder deity
associatedPlace Oyo NERFINISHED
associatedWith dance
drumming
fire
justice
lightning
power
royalty
thunder
war
color red
white
cultCenter Oyo NERFINISHED
dayOfWorship Thursday
equivalentInBrazil Xango NERFINISHED
equivalentInCuba Chango NERFINISHED
hasAttribute charisma
oratory skill
quick temper
hasFestival Sango festival NERFINISHED
hasTitle Alaafin of Oyo NERFINISHED
parent Aganju NERFINISHED
Yemaya NERFINISHED
religion Ifa tradition
Yoruba religion NERFINISHED
role dispensor of justice
protector of the community
spouse Oba NERFINISHED
Oshun NERFINISHED
Oya NERFINISHED
symbol double-headed axe
thunderstone
veneratedIn African diaspora
Benin NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
Cuba NERFINISHED
Haiti NERFINISHED
Oyo region NERFINISHED
Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED
Togo NERFINISHED
Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED
weapon double-headed axe
lightning bolts
worshipForm drumming rituals
possession trance

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