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Parchment-style artwork of Ṣàngó wielding lightning and axe, Yoruba thunder god in storm.

Ṣàngó: God of Thunder and Justice (Yoruba Mythology)

Ṣàngó (also spelled Shango, Sango, or Xangô in the diaspora) is one of the most revered and fearsome Orishas of Yoruba religion. He governs thunder, lightning, fire, drumming, power, and the very force of kingship. His presence crackles like a storm: sudden, bright, unpredictable, yet bound to divine order and morality.He carries the oshe, a double-headed axe symbolizing balanced justice,
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