| Èṣù | |
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Travelers, Messenger, Crossroads | |
| Member of irunmole | |
 Eshu in a carving by Carybé | |
| Other names | Echú, Exú |
| Venerated in | Yoruba religion, Santería, Candomblé |
| Region | Yorubaland, Latin America |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba people |
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Èṣù is a pivotal Òrìṣà/Irúnmọlẹ̀ in the Yoruba spirituality or Yoruba religion known as ìṣẹ̀ṣe. Èṣù is a prominent primordial Divinity (a delegated Irúnmọlẹ̀ sent by the Olódùmarè) who descended from Ìkọ̀lé Ọ̀run, and the Chief Enforcer of natural and divine laws – he is the Deity in charge of law enforcement and orderliness.[1] As the religion has spread around the world, the name of this Orisha has varied in different locations, but the beliefs remain similar.
- ^ Falola, Toyin (March 2013). Esu: Yoruba God, Power, and the Imaginative Frontiers. Carolina Academic Press (June 24, 2013). ISBN 978-1611632224.