Abassi was the creator god in the pantheon of the Nigerian Efik people. After a suggestion by his wife Atai Abassi created the first humans and introduced them to the world. However, to prevent them from exceeding his wisdom, he ordered the first humans to neither procreate nor labor. This prohibition was followed for some time, but eventually the first couple did have children and work, thus doing some "creation" of their own.

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  • Abassi was the creator god in the pantheon of the Nigerian Efik people. After a suggestion by his wife Atai Abassi created the first humans and introduced them to the world. However, to prevent them from exceeding his wisdom, he ordered the first humans to neither procreate nor labor. This prohibition was followed for some time, but eventually the first couple did have children and work, thus doing some "creation" of their own. Unfortunately, they quickly created a terrible overpopulation problem, which made Abassi feel insecure. This led his wife Atai to give humanity two gifts, Argument and Death, which would help keep the numbers of humans down.
  • Abassi oli Nigerian efikien taivaanjumala. Abassin vaimo Atai pyysi Abassia tuomaan kaksi ihmistä, miehen ja naisen, maan päälle. Abassilla oli kuitenkin pelko, että nämä ihmisolennot voisivat yrittää horjuttaa hänen asemaansa ja valtaansa, jolloin hän määräsi, että he eivät saa tehdä työtä tai hankkia lapsia. Ihmiset kuitenkin unohtivat käskyt, jolloin Atai tappoi heidät ja aiheutti riitaa heidän lapsiensa kesken. Sana "abassi" tarkoittaa jumalaa.
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  • Abassi was the creator god in the pantheon of the Nigerian Efik people. After a suggestion by his wife Atai Abassi created the first humans and introduced them to the world. However, to prevent them from exceeding his wisdom, he ordered the first humans to neither procreate nor labor. This prohibition was followed for some time, but eventually the first couple did have children and work, thus doing some "creation" of their own.
  • Abassi oli Nigerian efikien taivaanjumala. Abassin vaimo Atai pyysi Abassia tuomaan kaksi ihmistä, miehen ja naisen, maan päälle. Abassilla oli kuitenkin pelko, että nämä ihmisolennot voisivat yrittää horjuttaa hänen asemaansa ja valtaansa, jolloin hän määräsi, että he eivät saa tehdä työtä tai hankkia lapsia. Ihmiset kuitenkin unohtivat käskyt, jolloin Atai tappoi heidät ja aiheutti riitaa heidän lapsiensa kesken. Sana "abassi" tarkoittaa jumalaa.
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  • Abassi
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