In Yoruba myth, Aganju is the Orixa (god) of volcanoes. He is the son of Orishako and Obdudua (Oro Ainu), the dread fire which he controls. As Lord of Caves, he owns all the mineral wealth of the earth and can be appealed to part with some. He also acts as the god of untamed lands, from deserts to mountains and is the navigator, knowing the safe passages and fords across rivers. For this reason, the followers of Santeria equate him with St. Christopher.
Aganju is the brother/husband of Yemaja (Iemanja), and he is the father of most of the Orixa, including Orunjan, Ogun, Oko, Olokun, Shango, shankpanna, the sun, the moon, and several river goddesses. He is also the father of Xango, though Xango was raised by Oxala. He was once the King, but his drunkenness led to his disposition by his son Xango (though there are some conflicting ideas as to whether he was deposed or abdicated).
His patterns consists of nine beads: two brown, one red, one yellow, one blue, one yellow, one red, two brown is one pattern. He likes offerings of beer and beef. He may try to eat the beer bottles however. It's one of his favorite tricks. Mediums carrying Aganju may well try and eat glass as well. He also likes to jump.