Nyame is the Sky god of the Ashanti people of Ghana and of the Akan, the leader of the Abosom, the Ashanti and Akan spirits and minor gods. His wife is Asase Yaa goddess of earth and fate and they have two children, Tano, river god and Bia, goddess of wild animals. Also the children or servant and herald of Nyame is Anansi, the Spider Trickster god, bringer of knowledge and stories.
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. After the christianization of Ghana Nyame have been used as synonym of the word God, meaning the monotheistic Christian god.
Nyame gave Anansi his stories in exchange of gifts, and then charged the spider-god to walk the world and find new stories.