Eshu
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Èṣù is the oriṣa of trickery, chance, crossroads, judgement, duality and languages in the Yoruba religion. Eṣu is a prominent primordial divinity who descended from Ìkọ̀lé Ọ̀run, and the chief enforcer
A wooden figure of Eshu
Eṣu in a carving by Carybé
Exu manifested in an initiate of Candomblé in Brazil.
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Elegua
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Elegua is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the Yoruba religion, Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Candomblé.
Eshu
…Winti; Exu de Quimbanda in Quimbanda; Obi in Birongo, Lucero in Palo Mayombe; and Exu in Latin America. Èṣù partially serves as an alternate name for Elegua, the messenger for all Orishas. There are 256 paths to Elegua—each one of which is an Eshu. It is believed that Èṣù of the Ìṣẹ̀ṣe religion is an Òrìṣà…
Nigeria, yoruba, staffa eshu, da oyo, 1890 1910 ca