Origin: Oyo Empire (Nigeria)
Classification: Orisha of Thunder, Kingship, and Righteous Fury

Introduction
Shango’s thunder is the drumroll of cosmic justice—a reminder that power must dance with integrity. His lightning splits falsehood from truth, embodying Sankofa’s mandate: “What the ancestors forged, no tyrant may break.”

Cosmic Role

Domain: Storms, political authority, sacred masculinity

Sacred Duty: Enforcer of divine law (Ododo) through thunder (Manamana)

Energy Signature: Unyielding conviction, catalytic energy

Sacred Expressions
Manifests as:

Double-headed axe (Oṣè) splitting the sky

Red palm oil flowing over ritual stones

The tremor in a warrior’s battle cry

Ancestral Lineage

Consorts: Oya (Wind), Oshun (Wisdom), Oba (Devotion)

Sacred Stones: Edun Ara (thunderbolts fallen to Earth)

Names & Epithets

Jakuta (Striker with Stones)

Oba Koso (The King Who Did Not Hang)

Sango (Diaspora resonance)

Powers

Commands lightning and seismic force

Inspires unbreakable courage in revolution

Judges oaths through divination (Opele chain)

Modern Resonance

“When miners demand justice,
When Caribbean carnival drums mimic thunder—Shango’s wrath shakes empires to dust.”