Sky God

Supreme withdrawn sky-god of the Krachi and related Guang peoples of the Volta region. The 'withdrawal of the sky' aetiology is his defining myth; he features as antagonist/patron in the Ananse trickster cycle. Classed as deity.

Domains

• sky
• creation

Powers

• withdraw the sky on high away from humankind
• Hold the world's stories until won by Ananse

Epithets

• Wulbari

Relations

• rival: Spider Trickster

Sources

• A. W. Cardinall, Tales Told in Togoland (Oxford University Press, 1931).
• "Wulbari," Oxford Reference (Dictionary of African Mythology), entry on the withdrawn Krachi sky-god.