Ogun - War - Ironwork

As with most of the Saints, Ogun presents paradox and seeming dichotomy. Archetype of both the neanderthal power trip thug as well as the severe, disciplined blacksmith creating precision tools with years (ages?) of practice to guide his hand. He is both the beligerent soldier and the wise healer of the woods who communes with his herbs and medicines in solitude. In the Haitian tradition (often spelled Ogoun) he is sometimes known by the colors of red and black. it was under his flag that the escaped slaves (Maroons) created the Petro rites - a key element in the success of the Haitian Revolution that overthrew the white, colonial oppressors occupying the country early in the ninteenth century.

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