Èṣù Láàlú
name
/è.ʃù láà.lú/
Aláàlú (alternative)
Definitions
- An epithet for the deity Èṣù, referencing his importance in the everyday life of a town.
Etymology
Folk etymology states it comes from Èṣù (“the orisha Èṣù”) + ọlá (“honor, wealth”) + ìlú (“town”), literally “Èṣù, the honor of a town”
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The orisha and primordial divinity (irúnmọlẹ̀) of judgement, trickery, crossroads, and the messenger of Olódùmarè in the Yoruba religion. He is believed to epitomize the duality of goodness and malevolence, and is the intermediary between humanity and the evil forces, the Ajogun.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Eṣu Laalu”.
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