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Eshu

Yoruba deity
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Eshu

Summary

Eshu is an orisha[1]. He draws 1,684 Wikipedia views per month (orisha category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eshu's religion is recorded as Candomblé[3].
  • Eshu is recorded as male[4].
  • Eshu's instance of is recorded as orisha[5].
  • Eshu's Commons category is recorded as Eshu[6].
  • Eshu's said to be the same as is recorded as Elegua[7].
  • Eshu's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[8].
  • Eshu's P14750 is recorded as 787C-9549-5315-3CAB-5915[9].

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Personal Life

Eshu's religion is recorded as Candomblé[3].

Why It Matters

Eshu draws 1,684 Wikipedia views per month (orisha category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Eshu. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/eshu
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_eshu_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Eshu}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/eshu}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Edit History

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. 4w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh2007002474, n2020025350
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51412|batch #51412]]: adding deprecated identifier qualifier"
  2. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Religion or worldview → Candomblé
    Instance of → —
    P14750 → 787C-9549-5315-3CAB-5915
    + 4 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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