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The names of the 77 traditional deities/divinities of Cape Coast and where they are situated

Posted on by Kofi Tutu

(1) Abakah -Beulah Lane area including part of Jukwa Road, Siwudu, Aboom, Kotokuraba and part of Dawson Hill.

  1. Abo FUFUW-Reef towards Ekwan (Queen Anne’s Point)
  2. ABO Kwakwa -Fort Victoria Site
  3. ABO KESSIEDU -Customs Beach
  4. ABO KOR (or ABURUKUR) -Customs Beach
  5. ABO Kwesi-O Nkum (2) Roman Catholic Cemetery
  6. AB) POW-Kotokuraba Market
  7. ABO SANTSIN -Reef running from Nkum Beach. (*note there is a rocky deity at Anomabo Beach Resort with the same name)
  8. ABOSOM FUFUR- Nkum (Victoria Park)
  9. AADUA -Behind Methodist Domiabra Cemetery
  10. AAKOABIREM -Behind Fosu Lagoon (Bakatsir)
  11. ADADENTEM -Siwudu (Municipal School Site)

13 AKODAA EKU -Bentsir

14 AKROMA KOJO -Customs Beach

  1. AKYIRE -Bentsir (Aba Komfo’s House)

16 AKOTSIABA -Nkum (Kakanadzi Nana Adjoa Ata’s House)

  1. AKYIM Kweku -Nkum (Victoria Park)
  2. AKYISA -Nkum (Akyinba)
  3. AMISA -Amisa Kyir (King Aggrey Street)

20 AMBRA KOFUA -Brofuyedru Reef

21 ANTAR Kwesi-Siwudu (C.O.S. Park)

  1. ANTO NTEFI -Nkum Mbasiafo Mpoano (Females’ Beach)
  2. BENDZI -Near Fosu Lagoon
  3. BOBAA TSINTSINDO -Customs Beach
  4. BOBRAKU -Customs Beach
  5. BREDUA -Ituray (Eturyie)
  6. BRENU -Ituray (Eturyie) Water Pool
  7. BO AMRADU (BURA AMEIDU) -Amanfir Point
  8. BUKYIA MENSAH -Near Reef facing Nkum Beach
  9. BORANTA -Abakam (Elmina Road)
  10. BODZENYA -Bentsir (near Bentema’s House)
  11. BOSOMEFI – (l)Fortgate Hollse site (2) Between Methodist and Roman Catholic Cemeteries.
  12. DUMANTA -Bentsir (Fynn’s House Site)
  13. EBUAKU – Ntsin (Upper-north Papratam)
  14. EBUFI -.-Nkum (Kweku-eyim near Komfo Mensah’s House)
  15. EBUI -Idan (“Signaller”)
  16. EDUMASI -Cape Coast Hospital Site
  17. EKATA EFUNANO -Municipal Tipping Depot Area
  18. EKUMAFUR -Idan Beach
  19. EKUANTU -Asikam (near Customs Beach)
  20. ESIKAKYIR -Amisakyir (Before Ebui)
  21. ESIMBA.-Bentsir (Aba Komfo’s House)
  22. ETSIRIFI -Customs Beach (near Big Town Drain)
  23. EYIKU -Bentsir (Mena Kwansema’s House)

45 EYITSIW -Idan Tsir

  1. FOSU -Lagoon, Elmina Road
  2. GYANBIBI (A) -Ntsir 86
  3. GYANKORBIR -Fort Victoria-Elmina Road Cemetery
  4. GYE-GYE (or DWI-DWI) -Ntsin-Connor’s Hill

50 GUAFU DENDE -Emisakyir

  1. ITUEY – Old Market-Central Police Barracks Site.
  2. KANTEMTWOM -Amanfur (Latrine Site)
  3. KƆWOTSIR HWE -Across Fosu Lagoon
  4. KWANKYI-NA-NUMA- Fosu Lagoon
  5. KOPI DUN -Nkum (Komfo Mensah’s House)
  6. KOJO BIRIM -Kotokuraba-Aboom Area
  7. KOTOKURABA -Kotokuraba
  8. KWESI EHUN -Bentsir
  9. KWESI EKYINABA -Bentsir (Gyakyi Attobra-Mensah’s House)
  10. KWESI ITWI (OMANWURA) -Nkum (Kakandzi Nana Adjoa Ata’s House)
  11. KWESI PINI -Nkum (Kakandzi Nana Adjoa Ata s House)
  12. MUNTURNANUM -Asopuru (Behind Fosu Lagoon)
  13. Nenyi -Bentsir
  14. NKYINKYINDO -Siwudu
  15. PAPRATA -Ntsin
  16. SAPREKU -Back of Wesley Methodist Chapel near Cape Coast Castle
  17. Safo -Eduanu (Aquarium)
  18. SANKREDU-Siwudu Area
  19. SANSANMEI -Kotokuraba-Aboom
  20. SIKAFO Kweku – Nkum
  21. TAABIRI – Castle Rock (this is the Deity inside Cape Castle Dungeon where there is now exhibition of concrete heads sculpture. First place you start the tour of the Castle)
  22. TANSEI BIBADU -Customs Beach
  23. TUTUBU BUBIM-Bentsir (Gyakyi-Attabra Mensah’s House)

74 WIADUKU -Asikam

75 WIANUME -Nkum (Kakauadai House Site)

  1. WURAKOBIREM -Aboom Road Junction (near Children’s Hospital)
  2. YEEDZIWA -Nkurn (Victoria Park)

Credit : Professor Augustus Casely-Hayford of SOAS- LONDON.