Nyankapon
Nyankapon is the male sky deity. He is the husband of Asase.
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When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bea, Mmoatia, Ta Kora, Obayifo, Obansam, Asanbonsam, Anansi, Tano, Asase Yaa, Bonsam, Ananse
- consort of
- Asase Afua, Asase Ya, Afua
- enemy of
- Owuo
- sibling of
- Odomankoma, Nyame
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“It is this form of Asase who is the wife of Nyankapon. Asase Afua is represented by the antelope and either still is, or used to be, represented by the goat . The antelope has 10 coils on the left horn and 8 coils on the right, the right horn and the antelope with 8 coils on each of its horns represents Asase Afua as it is a symbol of fertility in the Akan religion due to Venus (the sign of Asase Afua) was said to be an eight-rayed star, with possibly cross-divided or divided eye, representing t”
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“Only three beings have resisted Owuo. Nyankapon by defeating Owuo in battle and feeding Owuo his own poison (in great part to Odomankoma, whom Owuo killed, becoming the sunsum of Nyankapon)”
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