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Eschu (Vodū) (Earth-616)

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Eschu (also known as Eleggua), god of crossroads and communication, and his twin brother Legba, god of gateways were the children of the twins Lusa and Mahu, and among the younger Vodū.

They served as masters of the Loa, supervise them and are often the first Vodu invoked by humans when they wish to call upon either loa or other Vodu for help.

Lusa, Mahu and their family descended to the city of Ife, the legendary first city of the the Yoruba people, involving directly themselves in mortals' matters, and were first worshiped by the Fon people of Dahomey (modern-days Benin and the Yoruba of the Niger River valley (modern-days Nigeria) starting in the 12th century.[1]

Eons ago, Varnae (the first vampire) stole Vibranium ore from the fires of Ptah the Shaper (a god of the Egyptian Ennead pantheon) and used it to construct a temple in the lands that would one day become Wakanda in an attempt to ascend to godhood.[2] The moon god Khonshu (another member of the Egyptian Ennead) learned of Varnae's scheme after one of his worshippers was killed, but was advised against swift retaliation by his sister Bast, who believed such unilateral action by a member of the Ennead in an unclaimed land such as Wakanda would spark a war between the Ennead and the Vodū gods worshipped in western Africa.[2] As such, Khonshu convened a meeting among the gods of the surrounding realms as a show of respect, and though Eshu allowed Khonshu to go on his quest to vanquish Varnae he himself would simply oversee it.[2] Khnoshu, Bast, Ghekre and Kokou confronted Varnae in his lair while Bast freed the mortal captives, promising to them that the Ennead and the Vodū would never allow the people pf Wakanda to be enslaved again.[2] However, seeing as the gods were becoming reckless in their fight against Varnae, Eshu intervened to stop them, allowing the vampire lord to flee. As punishment for endangering their surroundings, Eshu had Kokou, Bast and Ptah remain in this land to look after the locals.[4]

In modern times, he empowered the human vigilante Eleggua of the Santerians.[1]

Personality

Ledga and Eschu were described as mischievous,[3] but the latter was also described as judgemental.[4]

Attributes

Powers

Presumably those conventional to the Vodū.

As the god of communication, Eleggua also understands all languages and can cause acute confusion in and alter the communication abilities of others.[1]

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