Alternative Views
In Benin and Nigeria, Legba is viewed as young and virile, is often horned and phallic, and his shrine is usually located at the gate of the village in the countryside.
Alternatively, he is addressed as Legba, Legba Atibon, Atibon Legba, Ati-Gbon Legba.
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