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Elegua

an Orisha, syncretized with either Saint Michael, Saint Anthony of Padua, or the Holy Child of Atocha
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Elegua

Summary

Elegua is an orisha[1]. He draws 928 Wikipedia views per month (orisha category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elegua is recorded as male[3].
  • Elegua's instance of is recorded as orisha[4].
  • Elegua's Commons category is recorded as Elegua[5].
  • Elegua's said to be the same as is recorded as Eshu[6].
  • Elegua's said to be the same as is recorded as Papa Legba[7].
  • Elegua's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[8].

Why It Matters

Elegua draws 928 Wikipedia views per month (orisha category, ranking #3 of 6).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Elegua. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/elegua
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_elegua_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Elegua}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/elegua}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora
    P14750 → 11EB-4A9E-AEDF-F36E-3423
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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