Elegua

Elegua
Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára
Crossroads, Paths and homes, Doorways, Ways, Life and Death
Member of Orisha
Other namesEleggua, Elegba
Venerated inYoruba religion, Ifa-Orisha, Santería, Candomblé
RegionYorubaland, North America, Latin America
Ethnic groupYoruba people, African Diaspora

Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá, Ẹlẹ́gbára in North America, in Cuba spelled Eleggua; also known as Eleguá in Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of traditional Ifa-Orisha, Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Candomblé.

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