Onyame, Nyankopon (Onyankapon) or Odomankoma is the supreme god of the Akan people of Ghana, who is most commonly known as Anyame. The name means "The one who knows and sees everything", and "omniscient, omnipotent sky deity" in the Akan language.
Names
Odomankoma
The name Odomankoma means "Creator" which is said to be derived from the literal translations of the two sections of his name, "Dom" (meaning state or universe) and "Anko-ma" (meaning "who alone gives"). The name "Odomankoma" therefore means, in the literal sense, "The only one who gives the universe or world". However, others believe Odomankoma is an abbreviation of Odomankoma's full and true name: O-doma-ara-nko-ma in which all parts of the name (excluding the first o) has a meaning: "Doma" meaning 'abundance', "ara" meaning "only" or "alone", "ma" meaning "full of", coming together to mean "The one who is uninterruptedly, infinitely, and exclusively full of the manifold, namely, the interminable, eternally, infinitely, universally filled entity'.
Odomankoma is also known by the name Odomankoma wuo, which means "The Creator's death", referencing Odomankoma as the creator of Death (Owuo), later being killed in return. Odomankoma also goes by various other epithets: "Oboade" meaning "Creator", "Oboo nkwa" meaning "The Creator of life", and "Oboo-wuo" meaning "The Creator of death", which once again references to Odomankoma creating Owuo.
Odomankoma also bears the epithets "Borebore", meaning "Architect", and "Ananse Kokuroko", meaning "The great designer" or, if interpreted literally, "The great spider". This name shows that beyond the fact that Odomankoma possesses godly level of wisdom as in the Akom belief, it is believed that the wisdom of the spider is greater than that of all the world. It also shows his connection to Ananse, who is a spider and additionally might be directly Odomankoma's son. Odomankoma is also known as "Amaomee" meaning "The giver of plenty", linking to him being the creator in the Akom religion.
Onyankapon
The name Onyankapon literally means "The Only Great Onyame" which is said to be derived from the 3 parts that supposedly make up Onyankapon's name: "Onyame" shortened to "Onyan", "Koro" shortened to "Ka" meaning one and "Pon(g)" meaning great. His full name is Onyankapong.
Onyankapon also goes by other epithets: Otumfoo meaning "the powerful one", Onyankapon Kwame meaning "the great one who appeared on Sunday" symbolising that was born on a Sunday and Twidiampon(g) meaning "all powerful Nyankapon(g) and Amowia meaning "The giver of sun", referencing to Nyankapon's link to the sun. Onyankopon also shares names with Odomankoma as Odomankoma became the spirit of Onyankapon after Owuo killed Odomankoma, so along with other names for Odomankoma, the names Opanyin or Nana are used, meaning "Grand Ancestor". Nyankapon might also be the Fante patron God Bobowissi, as well as the God stated as the supreme God in other traditional religions of peoples in Akan dominated countries such as Ivory Coat and Ghana specifically. However, they could either be their own Supreme God or Onyame, another aspect of the Akom Trinity and the parent to Onyankapon.
Description
Nyame, Nyankapon and Odomankoma are 3 aspects of the trinity that make up the Supreme God in the Akom religion. They are, however, one God.