Adu Ogyinae according to Akan mythology was the first man on earth, before him men used to live deep inside the earth. He summoned courage and commanded a giant earth worm to burrow through the earth thus providing a pathway for him and his entourage
When they arrived at the surface of the earth, his team which was made up of seven men, five women, a dog and a leopard became scared. So, he spent the first day calming them down, telling them he finally understands how the world works. Then he built shelter for for them and commanded the dog to go search for fire which he eventually used to roast the meat he hunted with his leopard
During his attempt to build the world into a civilization, he was killed after a huge tree fell on him
It is said that Adu Ogyinae had uncovered mysteries of the world, he knew too much and so his time was cut short
Sad, he could've been a God if that tree didn't fell on him
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