Origin: Pra River Basin
Classification: River Spirit of Tuesday's Children

Introduction
Abena’s currents carry Tuesday’s born—"Her waters baptize destiny; her stones mark the crossroads."

Cosmic Role

Domain: River confluences, temporal cycles, personal fate

Sacred Duty: Midwife to souls born on Benada (Tuesday)

Energy Signature: Fluid determinism, nurturing urgency

Sacred Expressions
Manifests as:

Golden combs lost in river reeds

Adinkra Akoma Ntoaso (linked hearts) in wet clay

Sundials casting twin shadows at noon

Ancestral Lineage

Day aspect of: Asuo goddesses

Counterpart: Kwabena (male Tuesday spirit)

Names & Epithets

Aberewa Tuntum (Old Dark River)

Benada Nsuo (Tuesday Waters)

Powers

Foretells destinies through river patterns

Protects children born with cauls

Claims offerings at watery crossroads

Modern Resonance

"When Ghanaian feminists reclaim naming rites,
When hydro-engineers restore river ecosystems—Abena’s current still shapes fate."