Mmoatia

nature_spirit forest Akan single tradition · 2

Mmoatia are dwarf-like spirits who serve as the protective guardians of nature and the forests in which they dwell. They are seen as servants and spiritual agents of Asase Afua. They are similar to how baboons are the custodians of Ta Kora.

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serves
Asase Afua, Nyame
enemy of
Anansi

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“Mmoatia, the dwarf-like spirits who serve as the protective guardians of nature and the forests in which they dwell, are seen as both her servants and spiritual agents, similar to how baboons are the custodians of Ta Kora.”

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“Nyame tasks Anansi with four challenges in exchange for them: the capture of the python Onini, the hornets known as Mmoboro, the leopard Osebo, and the dwarf Mmoatia. Another common version of this folktale portrays Mmoatia as a relatively solitary Fairy capable of turning invisible”

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