Legba

Fon trickster-messenger and gatekeeper, counterpart of Yoruba Eshu; interpreter of Fa.

Parentage

• Mawu-Lisa

Domains

• messages mediation
• crossroads thresholds

Powers

• Translates the messages of the gods and Fa
• Guards gateways between humans and vodun

Epithets

• Aglosunto
• the linguist of the gods

Relations

• equated with: Trickster-Linguist of the Crossroads
• equated with: Eshu
• sibling: Dan
• sibling: Gu
• sibling: Sakpata
• sibling: Sogbo

Sources

• Mythopedia, Vodun Religion; Herskovits, Dahomey (1938)