Legba
Fon · deity · mythic · deity
Fon trickster-messenger and gatekeeper, counterpart of Yoruba Eshu; interpreter of Fa.
Parentage
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