Asase Ya
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| Asase Ya | |
|---|---|
| Earth Goddess | |
| Husband | Nyame |
| Issue | |
Asase Ya (or Asase Yaa, Asaase Afua[1]) is the Earth goddess of fertility[2] of the Ashanti people of Ashanti.[3]
She is the wife of Nyame the Sky deity, who created the universe.[4] She gave birth to the two children, Bea and Tano. Bea is also named Bia.
She is also the mother of Anansi, the trickster, and divine stepmother of the sacred high chiefs.
Asase Yaa is very powerful, though no temples are dedicated to her, instead she is worshipped in the fields.
Her favoured people are workers in the fields and planet Jupiter is her symbol.
References
- ↑ Historical dictionary of women in Sub-Saharian Africa. Author: Kathleen E Sheldon.
- ↑ African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective by Richard J. Gehman
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Family tree of Litungas
