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Aganju cont’d<br />
• Aganju is a force of life that overcomes obstacles and does the impossible. Aganyú<br />
is the symbol of all earth forces, particularly the core of the earth, the desert, and<br />
the volcano.<br />
• He represents a brute and regenerative force that is responsible for all cataclysmic<br />
upheavals that change the face of earth. Volcanic lava is seen as his fiery breath<br />
and his power makes the earth gyrate upon its axis.<br />
• Aganjú is depicted as the father of Shangó by some historians, and a younger<br />
brother of Shangó by others