Aganyu
There's a bit of confusion going on concerning Aganyu and Shango, some people saying that they're the same, others insisting that Aganyu is Shango's father, while yet others think that Aganyu is an earlier version of Shango or, which amounts to just about the same, Shango is a new and improved version of Aganyu. Personally, I think they're simply different Orishas, Aganyu representing among other things the fire from within the earth as produced by for example the volcano, and Shango representing among other things the fire from outside the earth.. like his well-known lightning. Like always, each belief is probably true... because it's a belief.
