Shangó, young and lucky with women, lived with Oyá, older and plain, who turned up at every feast as a whirlwind out of which the boa would suddenly form — and Shangó, embarrassed, quarreled with her. In those parts went Ogún, wanted by the governor over a slander: he was accused of dishonoring the governor's daughter, being the governor's trusted man. The real one was Shangó, who as the governor's guard got to the girl and dishonored her; but Eshu, who was watching the girl because he liked her too, told Oshún — the wrong way around: that it had been Ogún. Oshún told Ogún, who flew into a rage and fled; the news reached the governor, who ordered him seized. Ogún wandered in disguise, took to drink, and ended up going deep into the bush where nobody could see him. Shangó rose in rank — and with him Eshu's jealousy, who, knowing Oyá was Shangó's scorned wife, told Oyá: she rose up like a madwoman, cutting her face and arms. Eshu, frightened by her reaction, ran to tell Oshún the truth of the matter. Oshún, knowing Ogún was innocent, consulted the governor's old healer: Oggunda She came out — only she could save Ogún and the governor's health: go deep into the bush with a gourd of honey and bring him back. When Ogún reached the palace, the governor died; Shangó fled to another land because Oyá was hunting him to kill him — and Ogún was left governor, and with the dead king's daughter.
On this road, Shangó and Oyá lived together. He was young, likable and very lucky with women; she, on the other hand, was an older woman and not pleasant to look at. Shangó was always arguing with her, because Oyá insisted on holding on to him and did things he did not like, such as showing up at every party and at every place he went. He did not like going around with her, but she always turned up; next to her he felt embarrassed, and that is why they did not go out together. When she showed up, Oyá came like a whirlwind, and out of that whirlwind the majá suddenly formed. Around those same places there was someone these problems did not suit, because the governor of that land had ordered him arrested over a slander made against him: that person was Ogún. The slander said he had dishonored the governor's daughter; but Ogún had the governor's trust and did not want to do it, since an old man he respected and cared for lived there, being the governor's healer.
That position filled Ogún with pride, and he stopped listening to the old man's advice. It happened that Shangó was one of the governor's guards and, using his rank, got to the governor's daughter and talked her into being dishonored; and so it happened. But Eshu was always watching the girl, because he liked her too. He was only the governor's servant and did not get along with Ogún, though Ogún gave him orders. Once the deed was done, Eshu told Oshún —the one who looked after the girl directly— but he told it all backwards: that the one who caused the dishonor had been Ogún. Oshún, after hearing him, went to tell Ogún, with whom she got along well; Ogún got furious and ran off, while the news of what had happened reached the governor's ears, and he ordered him caught. Ogún went around disguised as a wanderer, with nothing, everywhere, above all where there were drums or drinks; he threw himself into drinking, turned into a sorry beggar, and after so much of that he ended up going deep into the bush, where nobody would see him.
Over time, Shangó rose in rank before the governor and before the town; and along with his commands grew Eshu's jealousy against him. Since Eshu knew that Oyá was Shangó's woman and that he did not love her, he told Oyá; she rose up in such a way that she went like mad and started cutting her face and arms. Seeing that reaction, Eshu ran off to tell Oshún how the problem had really been. Oshún, now aware that Ogún was innocent, could not find a way to tell the governor. So she talked with the old healer, and he looked at her and saw this Ifá, Oggunda She; the old man tells her that only she could set right Ogún's situation and the governor's health: she had to go into the bush with a gourd of honey, because she would bring Ogún back. Ogún got to the palace and the governor died; Shangó ran off to another land, because Oyá was looking for him to kill him; and Ogún stayed on as governor, and with the dead king's daughter. Note: this is where Ogún was discriminated against — and through Oshún his innocence had to be recognized, which won him the right to be king and to be able to kill.