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Afua Kobi (c.1815-1900), queen mother of the Ashanti Empire. Photo taken between 1874 and 1884. Afua Kobi (fl. 1834–1884) was an Asantehemaa of the Ashanti Empire. [1]Afua Kobi, an Asante ruler in the Asante Kingdom in present day Ghana, was an "asantehemaa", that refers to a "queen mother".
The Asantehemaa is chosen by the Asantehene in the royal lineage, among the oldest women. It is therefore not systematically the king's mother or an heir. [4] She is considered the royal genealogist and is responsible for determining the legitimacy of members of the royal lineage. [5] The functions of the king and the queen mother are ...
Asase Afua: Asase Afua, by contrast, is depicted as a youthful, incredibly beautiful woman. Due to this, she is regarded as the Goddess of the fertile places on earth, [ 6 ] fertility, farming, love and procreation. [ 8 ]
The late Queen mother was laid in state for three days and buried on Thursday, 19 January 2017. A curfew was placed on the citizens of Kumasi, everyone was supposed to stay indoors from 8pm to 4am. This directive was announced by the chief linguist of Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Nana Nsuase Agyeman Poku Agyemang III on Friday, 6 January 2017. [12]
Fietena Afua, goddess of the hearth, the home, cooking, and domestic activities. Amoja, giver of fire and innovation, protector of humanity; Atɛntenenee, goddess of the sun, fire, justice, vigilance, and rams. Nebibia, god of the scorched earth, fire, war, the dead, causer of crop infertility and enemy of Bia
Hakʼaz Asdzą́ą́ (Cold Woman) Náhookǫs Baʼáádí (Whirling Woman) Na'ashjé'ii Asdzáá (Spider Grandmother) Są́ (Old Age Woman) Tséghádiʼnídíinii Atʼééd (Rock Crystal Girl) Gwich'in. Tetogolee; Tahltan (Nahanni) Cenakatla'x (Salmon Woman) Tlingit. Djiyin; Gaus!tukoba'ni
A Russian woman who posed nude for photos in front of a sacred tree in Bali has been deported by Indonesia’s authorities.. Russian tourist Luiza Kosykh, 40, had uploaded photos on her Instagram ...
Yaa Akyaa was born in the Ashanti empire circa 1847. [1] She is the daughter of Asantehemaa Afua Kobi, born into Oyoko royalty.Shortly after her birth it was decided that she would become the successor to Queen Afua Kobi as the Asantehemaa, known as the Queen Mother. [1]