Eshu-Elegba
deity intermediate Yoruba single tradition · 1
Eshu-Elegba, also known as Eshu or Elegbara among the Yoruba, is a spirit-deity who serves as the intermediate communicator in West African religions that incorporate Ifá divination. He relays Ifá's will both to humanity and to other spirit-deities. Among the Fon people he is called Legba, and among the Ewe and Mina he is known as Elegy.
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“the spirit-deity known among Yoruba people as Eshu-Elegba, Eshu, or Elegbara, is deemed the intermediate communicator relaying Ifá's will both to humanity and to other spirit-deities. Among the Fon, Eshu is termed Legba”
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