Editing Shango (section)

{{Short description|Orisha, or deity, in the Yoruba religion}}
{{About|the spirit|other uses}}
{{Infobox deity
| type         = Yoruba
| other_names  = Sango, Ṣàngó, Changó, Xangô, Jakuta, Hevioso, Siete Rayos
| member_of    = the [[Orisha]]
| venerated_in = [[Yoruba religion]], [[Dahomey mythology]], Ewe religion, [[Vodun]], [[Santería]], [[Umbanda]], [[Candomblé]], [[Haitian Vodou]], [[Louisiana Voodoo]], [[Folk Catholicism]]
| image        = Representação de Xangô MN 01.jpg
| caption      = Representation of Ṣàngó, National Museum of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
| deity_of     = Thunder, Lightning, Fire, Justice, Dance, Virility
| color        = Red and White
| day          = The fifth day of the week
| region       = [[South West (Nigeria)|Nigeria]], [[Benin]], Togo, Ghana, [[Latin America]]
| ethnic_group = [[Yoruba people]], [[Fon people]], [[Ewe people]]
| spouse       = [[Oya]], [[Oba (Orisha)|Oba]], [[Oshun|Osun]]
}}
{{Yoruba people}}
'''Shango''' ([[Yoruba language]]: [[wikt:Ṣàngó|Ṣàngó]], also known as '''Changó''' or '''Xangô''' in [[Latin America]]; as '''Jakuta''' or '''Badé'''; and as '''Ṣangó''' in [[Trinidad Orisha]]'''<ref name=":03">{{Cite book |last=Salamone |first=Frank A. |title=Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2004 |isbn=0-415-94180-6 |editor-last=Levinson |editor-first=David |location=New York |pages=24}}</ref>''') is an [[Orisha]] (or spirit) in [[Yoruba religion]]. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] as he was the third [[Alaafin]] of the [[Oyo Empire|Oyo Kingdom]] prior to his posthumous [[deification]]. Shango has numerous manifestations, including Airá, Agodo, Afonja, Lubé, and Obomin.<ref name="a"/><ref name="William"/> He is known for his powerful double axe ('''Oṣè'''). He is considered to be one of the most powerful rulers that [[Yorubaland]] has ever produced.

In the [[New World]], he is syncretized with either [[Saint Barbara]] or [[Saint Jerome]].