Eshu

Èṣù is the oriṣa of trickery, chance, crossroads, judgement, duality and languages in the Yoruba religion. Eṣu is a prominent primordial divinity (a delegated Irúnmọlẹ̀ sent by Olodumare) who descended from Ìkọ̀lé Ọ̀run, and the chief enforcer of natural and divine laws. He is in charge of law enforcement and orderliness. As the Yoruba religion spread around the world, the name of this Orisha has varied in different locations, but the beliefs remain similar.

Beliefs

Eṣu is the messenger and intermediary between the Ajogun (malevolent spirits), the Oriṣa (benevolent spirits) and ẹ̀dá èniyàn (human beings); he distributes and supervises the distribution of sacrifices (ẹbọ) made by humans to the Oriṣa and Ajogun. Amulets in the form of Eshu covered with divination boards are used in some Yoruba traditions.
Eṣu is powerful and ubiquitous to the extent of having every day of the four-day traditional Yorùbá week as his day of worship (Ọjọ́ Ọ̀ṣẹ̀), unlike all other Irunmọlẹ and Oriṣa (primordial divinities and deified ancestor spirits; "ọjọ́ gbogbo ni ti Èṣù Ọ̀darà"). The cognomen "A bá ni wá ọ̀ràn bá ò rí dá" (He who creates problems for the innocent) highlights the complex nature of Èṣù Ọba Ọ̀dàrà across all strata of Yorùbá society in general and of spiritual communities in particular.…