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Nyame

Nyame

Nyame is the Sky deity of the Akan people of Akanland (South Ghana), the leader of the Abosom, the Akan spirits and minor gods. His name means "he who knows and sees everything" and "omniscient, omnipotent sky god" in the Akan language; and "he who does not speak" in the Luyana language. He is called "omniscient, omnipotent sky god of the Akan people"; and he is called "king of the Lozi people" and it is said that he was a maker of animals, forests and birds. Nyame is portrayed as a benevolent god, if sometime aloof and distant. The sun is his right eye, which he open during the day, while the moon is his left eye.