Asase Yaa
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Asase Yaa is the Akan earth goddess associated with fertility, agriculture, and the moral order of the land in traditional Ghanaian religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asase Yaa canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akan deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ earth goddess ⓘ goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
ancestors ⓘ earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ land ⓘ moral order ⓘ oaths ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| consortOf | Nyame ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | primordial deity ⓘ |
| culture | Akan people ⓘ |
| dayOfVeneration | Thursday ⓘ |
| domain |
fertility of soil
ⓘ
growth of crops ⓘ prosperity of the community ⓘ |
| epithet |
Mother Earth
ⓘ
Old Woman Earth ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Akan ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| importance | major deity in Akan pantheon ⓘ |
| moralAssociation |
honesty
ⓘ
justice ⓘ social harmony ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
punisher of perjury
ⓘ
witness to oaths ⓘ |
| parentOf | Akan deities ⓘ |
| religion |
Akan religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Akan traditional religion
|
| role |
guardian of the land
ⓘ
mother of the earth ⓘ protector of farmers ⓘ upholder of morality ⓘ |
| spouse | Nyame ⓘ |
| symbol |
earth
ⓘ
farmland ⓘ fertile soil ⓘ |
| taboo | digging on her sacred day in some Akan traditions ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Ghana
ⓘ
Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Ivory Coast
|
| worshipPractice |
farm rituals
ⓘ
libation pouring ⓘ offerings on the ground ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.