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| God name "Buadza Gan" | Ghana | A god of the wind |
| Goddess name "Asase Afua" | Ghana | A goddess |
| Goddess name "Abowie" | Ghana | A goddess of healing & sterility |
| Goddess name "Asase Ya Ashanti" | Ghana | A goddess of the earth, fertility & the creator of humanity |
| God name "Nyame" | Ghana | A supreme being called Nyame, whose sons were lesser gods. Each son served a different purpose: one,Anansi, was a Rainmaker, another the Sunshine. Worship of Nyame was the exclusive preserve of the king through his priests; lesser people worshiped her sons. Ghana |
| Goddess name "Asase Yaa" | Ashanti / Ghana, West Africa | Chthonic fertility goddess. A major deity revered over a wide area of Akanand Fante-speaking Ghana. She has no temples or priests but days (Thursdays) are set aside in her honor and no ploughing is permitted. By tradition a farmer sacrifices a çõçkerel to her each year to ensure a good harvest, sprinkling the blood on the ground. As the womb of the earth, she represents the goddess of the dead and she is also goddess of truth. Also Asase Efua (Fante).... |
| Goddess name "Asase Yaa / Asase Efua" | Africa | Chthonic fertility goddess. As the womb of the earth, she represents and is also goddess of truth. Ghana, West Africa |
| God name "Nyame" | Akan / southern Ghana, West Africa | Creator god. An androgynous being symbolized in his male aspect by the Sun, and his female aspect by the moon. He gave mankind its soul and is the controller of destiny. He enjoys a dedicated priesthood and is worshiped in the form of a tree trunk. Also Odomankoma; Onyame; Onyanko pon; Totrobonsu.... |
| God name "Ataa Naa Nyongmo" | Gan / district around Accra, Ghana, West Africa | Creator god. He engendered the earth and also controls the Sun and the Rain. He causes disasters such as epidemics and earthquakes if his laws and rites are disobeyed.... |
| Goddess name "Amponyinamoa" | Ghana | Creator goddess of Ghana. She carries a head and a bråśś pan. |
"The Akan" | Ghana | Ghana |
| God name "Opo" | Akan / Ghana, West Africa | God of the ocean. One of the sons of the creator god NYAME, he is also considered to be the god of the great inland lakes and rivers of Ghana.... |
| Supreme god name "Nai" | Gan / Accra, Ghana, West Africa | God of the ocean. The second-in-command to the supreme god ATAA NAA NYONGMO. His eldest daughter is the goddess ASHIAKLE.... |
| God name "Buadza" | Gan / district around Accra, Ghana, West Africa | God of the wind. Also regarded as a storm god. Also Olila.... |
| God name "Buadza" | Ghana | God of the wind. Ghana |
| God name "Sakumo" | Gan / Accra region, Ghana, West Africa | God of war. The guardian deity of the Gan tribe.... |
| Goddess name "Ntoa" | Ghana | Goddess Ghana |
| Goddess name "Amelenwa" | Ghana | Goddess of rivers, and justice. Because she is merciless and unforgiving, her followers try to avoid offending her. Ghana |
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