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Ogun
Ogun
or
Ogoun
(also spelled
Oggun
or
Ogou
; known as
Ogún
or
Ogúm
in
Latin America
) is an
Orisha
,
Loa
, and
Vodun
, who is a
warrior
and a powerful spirit of metal work. In
Santería
and
Palo
, Ogún is syncretized with
Saint Peter
. In
Haitian Vodou
, Ogoun is syncretized with
St. Jacques Majeur
(St. James the Greater) in his incarnation as
Santiago Matamoros
(St. James the Moorslayer). In
Candomblé
, Ogúm is syncretized with
Saint George
or
Saint Sebastian
.
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Ogün
Ogün
is a
Turkish
given name for males. People named Ogün include:
Ogün Altiparmak
, Turkish footballer
Ogün Samast, Turkish ultra-nationalist
Ogün Sanlisoy
, Turkish rock musician
Ogün Temizkanoglu
, Turkish footballer
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