Elegua

Elegua
Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára
Member of Orisha
Elegua depicted as a young man
Other namesEleggua, Elegu
Venerated inYoruba religion, Santería, Candomblé
RegionNigeria, Latin America,
Ethnic groupYoruba people
A depiction of Ellegua

Elegua (Yoruba: Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá, also spelled Eleggua; known as Eleguá in Latin America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands) is an Orisha, a deity of roads in the religions of Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, Holy Infant of Atocha, and Candomblé.[1][2]

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