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Amadioha

Amadioha

Discover Amadioha, the thunder-god of the Igbo — deity of thunder, lightning and divine justice whose bolt strikes down the wicked and false; one of the

African Mythology · 17 September 2026

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Ani

Ani

Discover Ani (Ala), the great earth-mother goddess of the Igbo — the supreme goddess and foremost alusi, divine mother of the earth, fertility, the dead,

African Mythology · 17 September 2026

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Chukwu

Chukwu

Discover Chukwu (Chineke), the supreme creator-god of the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria — the almighty source of all things, maker of the lesser gods and

African Mythology · 17 September 2026

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Obayifo

Obayifo

The Obayifo, the witch-vampire of the Akan of Ghana — a living person secretly possessed of vampiric witchcraft who by night sends forth their soul as a

African Mythology · 14 September 2026

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Asanbosam

Asanbosam

The Asanbosam (Asasabonsam), a vampire-monster of Akan and West African folklore, closely related to the Sasabonsam — a man-eating demon of the deep

African Mythology · 14 September 2026

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Sasabonsam

Sasabonsam

The Sasabonsam, the dread forest-monster of the Akan of Ghana — a large, hairy, man-eating ogre or vampire-demon with iron-clawed legs that dangle from

African Mythology · 14 September 2026

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Mmoatia

Mmoatia

The Mmoatia, the forest-fairies or “little people” of the Akan of Ghana — small, mischievous, magical dwarf-spirits with backward-pointing feet who

African Mythology · 14 September 2026

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Bosomtwe

Bosomtwe

Bosomtwe (Bosomtwi), the sacred lake-god of the Akan of Ghana — the deity of Lake Bosomtwe, the holiest body of water of the Ashanti, a god of the abosom

African Mythology · 14 September 2026

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Bia

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

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

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

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

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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Yumboes

Yumboes

Discover the Yumboes, the fairy-folk of West Africa — small, pale, benevolent spirits of the Wolof of Senegal, the “good people” who dwell beneath the

African Mythology · 03 July 2026

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Ninki Nanka

Ninki Nanka

Discover the Ninki Nanka, the dreaded dragon-beast of West African legend — a huge reptilian monster of the mangrove swamps and rivers of the Gambia and

African Mythology · 02 July 2026

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