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Together they brought forth four children: Bia, Epo, Bosomtwe and Tano.

Asase Yaa (also known as Mother Earth), is second to the creator. The supreme creator is an omniscient, omnipotent sky father called Nyame. There is no concept of the trinity in Akan religion like Christianity but rather the veneration of the Creator, Mother Earth and the ancestors besides the abosom. The creator god takes on different names depending upon the region of worship, including Nyame, Nyankopon, Brekyirihunuade ("Almighty"), Odomankoma ("infinite inventor"), Ɔbɔadeɛ ("creator") and Anansi Kokuroko ("the great designer" or "the great spider"). He is distant and does not interact with humans. Deities Creator God įollowers of Akan spirituality believe in a supreme god who created the universe. This is similar to Legba, who is also both a trickster and a deity in West African Vodun. In other aspects of Akan spirituality, Anansi is also sometimes considered both a trickster and a deity associated with wisdom, responsible for creating the first inanimate humans, according to the scholar Anthony Ephirim-Donkor. Similar to other traditional religions of West and Central Africa such as West African Vodun, Yoruba religion, or Odinani, Akan cosmology consists of a senior god who generally does not interact with humans and many gods who assist humans.Īnansi the spider is a folk hero who is prominent in Ashanti folktales where he is depicted as a wise trickster. The Akan have many subgroups (including the Fanti, Ashanti, the Akuapem, the Wassa, the Abron, the Anyi, and the Baoulé, among others), so the religion varies greatly by region and subgroup. Akan religion is referred to as Akom Although most Akan people have identified as Christians since the early 20th century, Akan religion remains practiced by some and is often syncretized with Christianity. Adinkra symbol representing the omnipotence and omnipresence of NyameĪkan religion comprises the traditional beliefs and religious practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast.