Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Ṣàngó
Yoruba (Orisha) tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- thunder, justice, kingship
- Symbols and attributes
- Double-headed axe (oṣé); ram
Key myth
The Oyo tradition remembers him as a king of the Oyo, who became an orisha after his death. His stories include fire and lightning.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Whether Shango was a human king deified or always an orisha is explained differently by different groups.
Primary sources
- Samuel Johnson, History of the Yorubas
- Oyo oral tradition
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Ṣàngó: sky, storm and thunder, war and fighting. This is overlap in one area only.