Who is Sango Arugba?
Origin — How Sango Arugba Became Orisa
Sango Arugba came into being when a devoted attendant carried a sacred calabash through a dangerous forest to complete a ceremony. The Orisa became the patron of sacrificial service.
Sacred Stories & Myths
A story recounts her helping an acolyte deliver an offering that restored a troubled shrine. Another tells of her guiding the faithful through a perilous night.
More Sky & Celestial Orisa
Oya
wind
Oya is the primordial Orisa of wind, storms, transformation, and the b
Ajalagbo
air
Ajalagbo is the Orisa of cool, gentle breezes — the divine relief that
Oshumare
air
Oshumare is the divine rainbow serpent — the Orisa of the rainbow, the
Sango Arira
fire
Arira is the avatar of Sango as rolling thunder — the divine warning t
Oya Iyansan
wind
Oya Iyansan is the fullest, most powerful manifestation of Oya — all n
Otin
water
Otin is the Orisa of the River Otin in Osun State — a hidden, powerful
Eji Ogbe
First Among the Odu; The Opening Light of Ifa
Jakuta Orun
fire
Jakuta Orun is the cosmic, celestial avatar of the primordial lightnin