The Ashanti people of Ghana

Ghana

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 in West Africa

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 are known for their colorful folktales and mythology. But they are mostly Christians Now.

The supreme being in the pantheon of the Ashanti is Nyame

Nyame

Nyame is the Sky god of the Ashanti people of Ghana and of the Akan,the leader of the Abosom, the Ashanti and Akan spirits and minor Gods.His wife is Asase Yaa goddess of earth and fate and they have two children, Tano,river god and Bia, goddess of wild animals.Also theyr children or servant and...

 (also Nyankopon), the omniscient

Omniscience

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, omnipotent

Omnipotence

Omnipotence is unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence to only the deity of whichever faith is being addressed...

 sky god. His wife is Asase Ya

Asase Ya

Asase Ya is the earth goddess of fertility of the Ashanti people of Ghana. She is the wife of Nyame the sky god. In she gave birth to two sons, Bea and Tano...

 and they have two children, Bia and Tano. Asase Yaa is an earth goddess

Mother goddess

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 of fertility. The creator of the universe in Ashanti mythology is Odomankoma.

The Ashanti believe lower gods, more akin to spirits, assist humans on earth.