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5 chronicles

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Bia

Bia, a river-god of the Akan of Ghana — the deity of the river Bia, a son of the supreme Nyame and elder brother of the powerful Tano, the favoured son

African Mythology · 13 September 2026

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Tano

Tano (Ta Kora), the great river-god of the Akan of Ghana — the powerful deity of the river Tano, one of the foremost of the abosom, a god of war and

African Mythology · 13 September 2026

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Anansi

Anansi (Kwaku Ananse), the great spider-trickster of the Akan of Ghana — a clever, cunning spider and the keeper of all stories, who won the world’s tales

African Mythology · 13 September 2026

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Asase Yaa

Asase Yaa (Asaase Yaa), the great earth-goddess of the Akan of Ghana — the Mother Earth, goddess of the soil, fertility, truth, and the dead, the second

African Mythology · 13 September 2026

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Nyame

Nyame (Onyame, Nyankopon), the supreme creator-god of the Akan peoples of Ghana — the omnipotent, omniscient sky-god and creator of the universe, the

African Mythology · 13 September 2026

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