Bonsam
deity intermediate Akan corroborated · 3
Bonsam is the Akan deity embodying evil and malevolent forces, often opposed to benevolent gods. He was identified by enslaved Akan in Jamaica as the source of misfortune and spiritual harm. Rituals may have been performed to appease or ward off his influence.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nyankapon, Ta Kora, Obayifo, Obansam, Asanbonsam, Ananse, Asase Yaa, Epo, Abosom, Nyankopong
- manifests as
- Owuo
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Bonsam was referred to as the god of evil.”
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“Due to his birth being on a Wednesday, his personality is the personification of evil to the point that he might also be the Abosom of Bonsam (Abosom of Evil) or one of his followers or even children the Abosom of Evil.”
#13669 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5