Caribbean Mythology

The Spirits of Haiti and Cuba

ELEGUÁ

Cuban Santería Trickster Spirit

Also known as Elegua

An Oricha

One of the remaining Cuban Orichas. There are 16 of them.

He could also be the Yoruba Elegua from Africa, who would delight in this sort of confusion.

Eleguá Facts and Figures

Name: Eleguá
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names: Elegua

Gender: Male
Type: Spirit
Area or people: Cuba
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present

Role:
In charge of: Mayhem
Area of expertise: Trickster, Mischief, Mayhem

Good/Evil Rating: OKAY, not bad
Popularity index: 3819

Copy this link to share with anyone:



Share this page on social media:


Link to this page:

HTML: To link to this page, just copy and paste the link below into your blog, web page or email.

BBCODE: To link to this page in a forum post or comment box, just copy and paste the link code below:

Cite this article

Here's the info you need to cite this page. Just copy the text in the box below.


Article last revised on May 16, 2019 by the Godchecker data dwarves.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders

References: Coming soon.

Permissions page


Oh woe. Javascript is switched off in your browser.
Some bits of this website may not work unless you switch it on.