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Etymology is unclear, some propose it may come from è-(“nominalizing prefix”) + ṣù(“to bring together, to harmonize”), literally “The one who allows for coexistence”, though this may simply be a folk etymology.
This is said to refer to the role of Èṣù as an intermediary between the evil and good forces of the universe.
Èṣù Láàlú, Èṣù Ọdàrà, Èṣù elépolẹ́nu; Èṣù Láàlú, Ògiri-òkò! ― Eshu Láàlú, Èṣù Ọdàrà, Èṣù who has red oil on his mouth; Èṣù Láàlú, the stone wall!(oríkì Èṣù)
Proscribed by Yoruba academics, linguists, and worshippers of the Yoruba religion, as the orisha is not equivalent to the figure Satan found in Abrahamic religions, and its use stigmatized worshippers of Èṣù as satanists, and by extension, perpetuated foreign stereotypes of Yoruba and other African indigenous religions. Alternatives presented include Sátánì and Bìlísì, directly loaned from the words for Satan in English and Arabic respectively.
