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Asase Ya (or Asase Yaa, Asaase Afua〔''Historical dictionary of women in Sub-Saharian Africa''. Author: Kathleen E Sheldon.〕) is the Earth goddess of fertility〔''African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective'' by Richard J. Gehman〕 of the Ashanti people of Ashanti. She is the wife of Nyame the Sky deity, who created the universe.〔(Family tree of Litungas )〕 She gave birth to the two children, Bea and Tano. Bea is also named Bia. She is also the mother of Anansi, the trickster, and divine stepmother of the sacred high chiefs. Asase Yaa is very powerful, though no temples are dedicated to her, instead she is worshipped in the fields. Her favoured people are workers in the fields and planet Jupiter is her symbol. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asase Ya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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