OKOMFO ANOKYE: Man or god?
Let me take you back to days past; days when gods walked amongst men and feasted with them over battles won. Let me tell you about a man; or was he a god? we really can't tell. Let me take you on a journey to Ghana in the late 1600s and tell you of a man called Okomfo Anokye. Relax, take a deep breath and enjoy the ride through history.
SOME WONDERS AND MIRACLES OF OKOMFO ANOKYE
Okomfo Anokye poured palm wine on the ground. The palm wine poured on the ground germinated and grew into a palm tree in a day. He then climbed the palm tree. He left foot marks on the palm tree while climbing. That palm tree still remains and the marks are visible on it till date.
He could walk in rain and never get wet. He fetched water from wells with a perforated basket and it never drained. He could command the rains to stop when there's a durbar of chiefs.
And He did not die. He simply vanished. It was said that he told his people he was going on a quest to find an antidote to death and no one should cry till he returns. Unfortunately, they cried thinking he was dead. When Okomfo Anokye was returning from his quest, he heard the town crying. This made him return and never to be seen again.
Loved this article bro! Its always grwat to hear these stories.
Keep an eye out for @accra upcoming writers competition.
We are lookong for creators to write short stories based on our heritage to be published.
Thank you @masterrohi
I'll be looking forward to that competition. Our story can be best told by us.
Awesome read! Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome @jaguarpawmu
stick around for more of such posts...
cheers!
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It's amazing to finally see people like you who care about African heritage and make it known to the World of how beautiful it is..... Amazing work.... Great work done
Thanks @philmorgan
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