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Asase Yaa

deity earth Akan corroborated · 5

Asase Yaa is the Akan earth goddess revered as the mother of the land and fertility. Libations were traditionally poured to her in rituals by enslaved Akan communities in Jamaica to honor her nurturing and protective powers. She embodies the fertility and sustenance of the earth.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

Relationships

co occurs with
Ananse, Nyankapon, Mmoatia, Ta Kora, Asase, Bosomtwe, Bosompo, Nsamanfo, Nyankopong, Bonsam, Asase Afua, Bia, Tano, Owuo, Amokye, Nkrabea, Anansi
parent of
humanity, Bia, Epo, Bosomtwe, Tano, Abosom
consort of
Nyame
creator of
Abo

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Mentioned by

Sources

internet (1)
  1. Akan religion
wikipedia (4)
  1. Asase Ya/Afua
  2. Brekyirihunuade
  3. List of nature deities
  4. List of death deities

Source passages

“Asase Yaa having her 61 order of the earth.”

#832 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6

“If a person commits a sexual act in the bush, Asase Yaa must be propitiated.”

#3056 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“This division of Kumfu clearly shows the dichotomy of Nyame and Asase Yaa's relationship...Asase Yaa having her 61 order of the earth”

#3456 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Asase Yaa, Mother of the Dead and the goddess of the harsh earth and truth”

#7683 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Asase Yaa, one half of an Akan Goddess of the barren places on Earth, Truth and is Mother of the Dead”

#12206 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5