ID: 901002589 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002589	Record Type: Character/Person

	Aganju (Yoruban orisha)

Note: Deified warrior king, various described as brother or father of Shango; syncretized with Saint Christopher in the Cuban Santería religion.

Names:

	Aganju (Yoruban orisha) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Agayú (Yoruban orisha) (English)
	Aggayú (Yoruban orisha) (English)
	Aganjú (Yoruban orisha) (English)
	Aganyú (Yoruban orisha) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<African iconography> (P)
		........<African characters> (P)
		............Aganju (Yoruban orisha) (I)

Related Iconography:

	syncretized with .... Christopher, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Christopher, Saint (Christian character)) [901000586]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... orisha
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Yoruba (culture or style)
	.....(Southern Nigerian styles, West African (general), African by cultural or regional designation, African (general, continental cultures), styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Cuban Santeria
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... warrior king
	.....(kings (people), monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Aganju (Yoruban orisha)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Fagg, Yoruba (1982)
	................Yoruba Textiles (1992)
	Agayú (Yoruban orisha)
	................Black Gods and Kings (1971)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aganju
	Aggayú (Yoruban orisha)
	................Fagg, Yoruba (1982)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aganju
	Aganjú (Yoruban orisha)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aganju
	Aganyú (Yoruban orisha)
	................Fagg, Yoruba (1982)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aganju

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Fagg, Yoruba (1982)