Asase Ya

Asase Ya

Asase Ya (or Asase Yaa also known as aberewa) is the earth goddess of fertility of the Ashanti people of Ghana. She is the wife of Nyame the sky god. In she gave birth to two sons, Bea and Tano. However, in their folklore she is also the mother of Anansi the trickster god. Asase Yaa is very powerful, though no temples are dedicated to her, instead she is worshipped in the fields.

FAVOURED PEOPLE: anyone who has worked in a field
ANIMAL: goat
PLANET: Jupiter
ELEMENT: earth
NUMBER: 8
DAY: Thursday
ORIGIN: Ashanti

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