Nyame
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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 herald of Nyame is Anansi
,the Spider Trickster
god, bringer of knowledge and stories.
Nyame is portrayed as a benevolent god, if sometime aloof and distant.The sun is his right eye,which he open during the day, while the moon is his left eye.
After the christianization of Ghana Nyame have been used as synonym of the word God
, meaning the Monotheistic Christhian god.
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 herald of Nyame is Anansi
Anansi
Anansi the trickster is a spider, and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore.He is also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy; and in the Southern United States he has evolved into Aunt Nancy. He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man...
,the Spider Trickster
Trickster
In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this...
god, bringer of knowledge and stories.
Nyame is portrayed as a benevolent god, if sometime aloof and distant.The sun is his right eye,which he open during the day, while the moon is his left eye.
After the christianization of Ghana Nyame have been used as synonym of the word God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
, meaning the Monotheistic Christhian god.