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I think calling Chango the most important orisha is extremely problematic. Many strong arguments from various branches of the religion could be made to make Obatala, Eshu or Ifa more "important". However it is extremely easy to make a case that Shango is one if not the most popular orisha. Being a deity of dance and music and drumming is a very powerful spiritual space.

Confusion of the wives

It said in the post that Oya stole Chango's powers? However, from all of the mayores or elders that have told me the story, I understand that people always attribute THUNDER to Chango... However, it is actually OYA... OYA gave Chango that thunder and rain... While Oya kept her strong winds that whip through cities.

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Here's some stuff that got posted to the XanGo page accidentally. I'm going to work on finding out if XanGo, LLC is notable enough to deserve a page, and, if so, make a disambig; and, if not, turn it back into a redirect to Shango. ---Bennie Noakes 17:31, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brazilian archetypal energy, Xango is one of the most popular deities who came to Brazil from the Yoruba cosmology. He is the Spirit of Thunder and Lightning and the wielder of the Double Bladed Axe, symbol of balanced justice in the Yoruba pantheon. As historical figure, he is said to have been the fourth king of the kingdom called Oyo, in the Yoruba lands. He is also a major symbol of African resistance against enslaving European culture.

Xango has three wives who are female warriors and water goddesses: Oxum, the favorite, is known as "High Lady" and as “The Queen of All Witches”, “Lady of Love, Beauty, and Sexuality”, “Spirit of Fresh Water”, “Mother of Charity”, she is kind and lovely; his second wife is Yansan, "Spirit of Wind, Storm, Thunder and Death", "Mother of All Death Sprits", she is a powerful warrior, impatient and temperamental; Oba, the third wife is another woman warrior, but she is very turbulent and jealous. In fact, some people believe that the three wives of the King represent one unique goddess.

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 == Confusion of the wives ==
+It said in the post that Oya stole Chango's powers? However, from all of the mayores or elders that have told me the story, I understand that people always attribute THUNDER to Chango... However, it is actually OYA... OYA gave Chango that thunder and rain... While Oya kept her strong winds that whip through cities.
-In the ''Mythology'' section, the first and second paragraphs seem to contradict each other where the order of Shango's wives is concerned. Could the discussion on the wives from these two paragraphs be merged? It seems to me the second paragraph is somewhat clearer than the first..
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