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Ogun — One of the most venerated orishas in the Yoruba pantheon, Ogun represents brute force incarnate. The energy expended to cut, crack, break, or chop is said to be Ogun. He is said to be the spirit who brought civilization to mankind, ie the first human to strike two stones together to make fire — the collision is Ogun. He is the spirit with an "iron stomach"; the one that eats stone (construction), the one who eats hair (barber), the one who eats teeth (dentist). All of these incarnations of Ogun illustrate the concept of kinetic energy can be used for good or bad. Metal items are synonymous with him, as he is the divine forger. Machetes, knives, hammers, anvils, shovels are aspects of his aché (energy). Large format (4x5) conceptual portrait from the series "O C H A S".