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AMEshu is the god of the crossroads In Ifa, the Indigenous spirituality of the Yoruba people. He is sometimes known as Èshù-Elégbára and his gentler side is called Eleggua. He is also honored in Cuba and other Spanish speaking areas of the African diaspora, as well as in Brazil (spelled Exu), and in Trinidad. He can be said to be the equivalent of Legba or Papa Legba in Haitian Vodou.
In all cases, he is the intermediary between humans and the spirit realm -an opener of doorways, a god of communication who speaks all languages, and the owner of choice and chance. He is neither good nor bad, but stands at the threshold between, and is known to play tricks to teach humans lessons.
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