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Yoruba

Eshu

keeper of the crossroads

Eshu stands at every crossroad and doorway, trickster and translator between gods and mortals; to dream of him is to arrive at a choice where the messenger's mischief hides a lesson you asked for without knowing.

Fragments

No prayer reaches the gods and no blessing returns unless Eshu carries it; feed him first at the door, or watch the message go astray.

He wears a cap white on one side and red on the other, then stands between two friends so each swears it was only one colour, and laughs as they come to blows.

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