Nyame

Nyame (or Nyambe, Nyankopon) is the Sky deity of the Akan people of Akanland (South Ghana), the leader of the Abosom, the Akan spirits and minor gods.

His name means "he who knows and sees everything" and "omniscient, omnipotent sky god" in the Akan language;

Function

He is called "omniscient, omnipotent sky god of the Akan people".

Nyame is portrayed as a benevolent god, if sometime aloof and distant.

One of Nyame's creations was Kamunu, the first human being. Nyame gave Kamunu the task of naming all the other creations.

Family

His divine wife is Asase Ya, goddess of earth and fate and they have two children: Tano, river god of war and Bia, god of wild animals (he is also called Bea). Also the son or servant and herald of Nyame is Anansi, the Spider Trickster god, bringer of knowledge and stories.

Nyame and Anansi

A giant python once terrorised the Ashanti people, who then prayed to Nyame. Nyame was tired of a human named Kwaku Anansi, the Spider Man, boasting about his so called wit and intelligence, and as a punishment, assigned him with the task of dealing with the python.