Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbáa), Eshu / Elegba in North America, in Cuba spelled Elegguá; also known as Eleguá in Latin America Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands, and Exu in Brasil is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of traditional Ifa-Orisha / Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Yorùbá l / Ẹ̀sìn Òrìṣà Ìbílẹ̀, Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Candomblé. == In Africa == Elegua is known as Ẹlẹ́gbára (Ẹlẹ́gbáa is the reduced spelling) in the Yoruba religion and is another name for Eshu.
Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbáa), Eshu / Elegba in North America, in Cuba spelled Elegguá; also known as Eleguá in Latin America Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands, and Exu in Brasil is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of traditional Ifa-Orisha / Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Yorùbá l / Ẹ̀sìn Òrìṣà Ìbílẹ̀, Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Candomblé. == In Africa == Elegua is known as Ẹlẹ́gbára (Ẹlẹ́gbáa is the reduced spelling) in the Yoruba religion and is another name for Eshu.
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