Ọgún: The Orisa of Iron, War, and the Opened Path (Yoruba Mythology)
Ọgún (Ògún) is the Yoruba Orisa of iron, war, hunting, and craftsmanship, revered as both a fierce warrior and a patient maker of tools. In Yoruba cosmology, he is the master of iron, the element that shapes human civilization, machetes, farming tools, forging instruments, and the weapons of hunters and warriors all fall under his domain. Because of this, Ọgún
