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Which West African trickster deity, revered as guardian of crossroads and messenger between humans and gods, comes from Yoruba tradition?
Answer
Eshu
Eshu is the Yoruba orisha who governs crossroads, communication, and the delivery of offerings between the human and divine realms, making him essential to Yoruba ritual practice.
💡 Did you know?
Eshu in Yoruba tradition is simultaneously a trickster, a messenger god, and a guardian of crossroads—capable of being helpful or destructive depending entirely on how he's respected or disrespected.
Other options people guess
- Anansi
- Loki
- Kokopelli
Topics
- yoruba
- trickster
- west-african-mythology
- crossroads
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