Eshu
| Èṣù | |
|---|---|
Travelers, Messenger, Crossroads | |
| Member of Irunmole | |
A wooden figure of Eshu | |
| Other names | Eshu, Echú, Exú, Ẹlẹgba, Ẹlẹgbara, Ọdara, Láàlú, Láàróyè |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Santería, Candomblé, Umbanda |
| Region | Yorubaland, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba people |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Hermes |
| Vodún | Papa Legba |
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| Yorùbá people |
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Èṣù is the oriṣa of trickery, crossroads, duality and languages in the Yoruba religion. Eṣu is a prominent primordial divinity (a delegated Irúnmọlẹ̀ sent by the Olodumare) who descended from Ìkọ̀lé Ọ̀run, and the chief enforcer of natural and divine laws. He is in charge of law enforcement and orderliness. As the Yoruba religion spread around the world, the name of this Orisha has varied in different locations, but the beliefs remain similar.