Moses
Group 1
Okomfo Anokye According to Akuapem (Guan) tradition, Kwame Frimpong-Manson Anokye (a.k.a. Okomfo Anokye) was the son of Ano, a quiet and physically weak father, and Manubea, an energetic, talkative and sentimental mother (Some texts say his father’s name was Agya Annor, whilst his mother’s was Maarne Nkob). They were native of Awukugua, a town in the “Nifa” (Right) Division of the Akuapem state in Eastern Region. It is said that when Okomfo Anokye was born, he was holding in his right hand a short white tail of a cow (bodua) and he also clenched the left fist and no could open it. The woman who went to deliver the laboring mother tried to open it because she suspected there was something in it. The father was called in to assist, and immediately the father came in and touched the hand of Okomfo Anokye, he opened his hand staring at the father and said, “Ano… kye,” meaning in the Guan language “Ano… look.” He gave what he was holding to his father, and it was alleged it was a talisman. From this incident, Kwame got his name, “Anokye”. Some other traditions state that when Kwame was born, he already had both teeth and beard, and was able to speak and walk. It is also said that one night, when Kwame was still a child, his parents were roused from sleep by the cry of a child. They went out and found that it was Kwame who was crying and walking about in the yard. On consulting a medicine man, they were told that the child went out to eat. Oracular interpretations revealed that he was no ordinary human being but a god and there for a special mission.
Denkyira War Much of the history of the Ashanti people’s origins is shrouded in legend. According to traditional accounts, in the late 1600s Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye of Kumasi organized a rebel group of peoples who were subject to the Denkyira, including the Bekwai, Dwaben, Kokofu, Kumasi, Kumawu, Mampon, and Nsuta. This rebel group became known as the Ashanti, from Osa nti—meaning those brought
Okomfo Anokye According to Akuapem (Guan) tradition, Kwame Frimpong-Manson Anokye (a.k.a. Okomfo Anokye) was the son of Ano, a quiet and physically weak father, and Manubea, an energetic, talkative and sentimental mother (Some texts say his father’s name was Agya Annor, whilst his mother’s was Maarne Nkob). They were native of Awukugua, a town in the “Nifa” (Right) Division of the Akuapem state in Eastern Region. It is said that when Okomfo Anokye was born, he was holding in his right hand a short white tail of a cow (bodua) and he also clenched the left fist and no could open it. The woman who went to deliver the laboring mother tried to open it because she suspected there was something in it. The father was called in to assist, and immediately the father came in and touched the hand of Okomfo Anokye, he opened his hand staring at the father and said, “Ano… kye,” meaning in the Guan language “Ano… look.” He gave what he was holding to his father, and it was alleged it was a talisman. From this incident, Kwame got his name, “Anokye”. Some other traditions state that when Kwame was born, he already had both teeth and beard, and was able to speak and walk. It is also said that one night, when Kwame was still a child, his parents were roused from sleep by the cry of a child. They went out and found that it was Kwame who was crying and walking about in the yard. On consulting a medicine man, they were told that the child went out to eat. Oracular interpretations revealed that he was no ordinary human being but a god and there for a special mission.
Denkyira War Much of the history of the Ashanti people’s origins is shrouded in legend. According to traditional accounts, in the late 1600s Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye of Kumasi organized a rebel group of peoples who were subject to the Denkyira, including the Bekwai, Dwaben, Kokofu, Kumasi, Kumawu, Mampon, and Nsuta. This rebel group became known as the Ashanti, from Osa nti—meaning those brought