Ogoun is a powerful warrior god who represents all aspects of power, strength, and masculinity, including war, fire, lightning, politics, and metalworking. His color is red, his symbol is the sword, and in the hounfort, he is represented by a perpetual fire with an iron bar stuck in the middle and in ritual by the ku-bha-sah. His Catholic equivalent is St. Jacques.
His sacrifices are red roosters and rum poured on the ground and set afire. Those possessed by Ogoun wear red clothing, carry a sword or machete, and smoke cigars. The aspect of Ogoun who represents stability, order and authority, particularly in a political sense. In Voodoo, Luci-Fer, whose name is also Ogou-Fer, is Venus the morning star. It is called "Bayacou star" because it accompanies the sun each morning to explain the "earthly necessities" or "needs." (templex.org)
His sacrifices are red roosters and rum poured on the ground and set afire. Those possessed by Ogoun wear red clothing, carry a sword or machete, and smoke cigars. The aspect of Ogoun who represents stability, order and authority, particularly in a political sense. In Voodoo, Luci-Fer, whose name is also Ogou-Fer, is Venus the morning star. It is called "Bayacou star" because it accompanies the sun each morning to explain the "earthly necessities" or "needs." (templex.org)
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