It is believed that Oguaa (Cape Coast) has 77 gods that protect the people of the city. The gods can bring blessings and curses upon the individual and the state depending on how they are responded to.
It is believed that on Thursdays, all the lesser deities (77 children of God) leave the earth to meet Onyankɔrpɔn (Supreme God) concerning Oguaaman (Cape Coast). They are not invoked on Thursdays because they do not respond to the call of men while in the presence of Onyankɔrpɔn (Supreme God).
Any god that appears on Thursday is evil and has no good intention for the individual and Oguaaman at large.
During Fetu Festival cows are slaughtered in public for the 77 gods of Oguaa (Cape Coast). Here are the 77 gods and their locations:
Below Are The 77 gods:
(1) Abakah -Beulah Lane area including part of Jukwa Road, Siwudu, Aboom, Kotokuraba and part of Dawson Hill.
2. Abo FUFUW-Reef towards Ekwan (Queen Anne’s Point)
3. ABO Kwakwa -Fort Victoria Site
4. ABO KESSIEDU -Customs Beach
5. ABO KOR (or ABURUKUR) -Customs Beach
6. ABO Kwesi-O Nkum (2) Roman Catholic Cemetery
7. AB) POW-Kotokuraba Market
8. ABO SANTSIN -Reef running from Nkum Beach. (*note there is a rocky deity at Anomabo Beach Resort with the same name)
9. ABOSOM FUFUR- Nkum (Victoria Park)
10. AADUA -Behind Methodist Domiabra Cemetery
11. AAKOABIREM -Behind Fosu Lagoon (Bakatsir)
12. ADADENTEM -Siwudu (Municipal School Site)
13 AKODAA EKU -Bentsir
14 AKROMA KOJO -Customs Beach
15. AKYIRE -Bentsir (Aba Komfo’s House)
16 AKOTSIABA -Nkum (Kakanadzi Nana Adjoa Ata’s House)
17. AKYIM Kweku -Nkum (Victoria Park)
18. AKYISA -Nkum (Akyinba)
19. AMISA -Amisa Kyir (King Aggrey Street)
20 AMBRA KOFUA -Brofuyedru Reef
21 ANTAR Kwesi-Siwudu (C.O.S. Park)
22. ANTO NTEFI -Nkum Mbasiafo Mpoano (Females’ Beach)
23. BENDZI -Near Fosu Lagoon
24. BOBAA TSINTSINDO -Customs Beach
25. BOBRAKU -Customs Beach
26. BREDUA -Ituray (Eturyie)
27. BRENU -Ituray (Eturyie) Water Pool
28. BO AMRADU (BURA AMEIDU) -Amanfir Point
29. BUKYIA MENSAH -Near Reef facing Nkum Beach
30. BORANTA -Abakam (Elmina Road)
31. BODZENYA -Bentsir (near Bentema’s House)
32. BOSOMEFI – (l)Fortgate Hollse site (2) Between Methodist and Roman Catholic Cemeteries.
33. DUMANTA -Bentsir (Fynn’s House Site)
34. EBUAKU – Ntsin (Upper-north Papratam)
35. EBUFI -.-Nkum (Kweku-eyim near Komfo Mensah’s House)
36. EBUI -Idan (“Signaller”)
37. EDUMASI -Cape Coast Hospital Site
38. EKATA EFUNANO -Municipal Tipping Depot Area
39. EKUMAFUR -Idan Beach
40. EKUANTU -Asikam (near Customs Beach)
41. ESIKAKYIR -Amisakyir (Before Ebui)
42. ESIMBA.-Bentsir (Aba Komfo’s House)
43. ETSIRIFI -Customs Beach (near Big Town Drain)
44. EYIKU -Bentsir (Mena Kwansema’s House)
45 EYITSIW -Idan Tsir
46. FOSU -Lagoon, Elmina Road
47. GYANBIBI (A) -Ntsir 86
48. GYANKORBIR -Fort Victoria-Elmina Road Cemetery
49. GYE-GYE (or DWI-DWI) -Ntsin-Connor’s Hill
50 GUAFU DENDE -Emisakyir
51. ITUEY – Old Market-Central Police Barracks Site.
52. KANTEMTWOM -Amanfur (Latrine Site)
53. KƆWOTSIR HWE -Across Fosu Lagoon
54. KWANKYI-NA-NUMA- Fosu Lagoon
55. KOPI DUN -Nkum (Komfo Mensah’s House)
56. KOJO BIRIM -Kotokuraba-Aboom Area
57. KOTOKURABA -Kotokuraba
58. KWESI EHUN -Bentsir
59. KWESI EKYINABA -Bentsir (Gyakyi Attobra-Mensah’s House)
60. KWESI ITWI (OMANWURA) -Nkum (Kakandzi Nana Adjoa Ata’s House)
61. KWESI PINI -Nkum (Kakandzi Nana Adjoa Ata s House)
62. MUNTURNANUM -Asopuru (Behind Fosu Lagoon)
63. Nenyi -Bentsir
64. NKYINKYINDO -Siwudu
65. PAPRATA -Ntsin
66. SAPREKU -Back of Wesley Methodist Chapel near Cape Coast Castle
67. Safo -Eduanu (Aquarium)
68. SANKREDU-Siwudu Area
69. SANSANMEI -Kotokuraba-Aboom
70. SIKAFO Kweku – Nkum
71. TAABIRI – Castle Rock (this is the Deity inside Cape Castle Dungeon where there is now exhibition of concrete heads sculpture. First place you start the tour of the Castle)
72. TANSEI BIBADU -Customs Beach
73. TUTUBU BUBIM-Bentsir (Gyakyi-Attabra Mensah’s House)
74 WIADUKU -Asikam
75 WIANUME -Nkum (Kakauadai House Site)
76. WURAKOBIREM -Aboom Road Junction (near Children’s Hospital)
77. YEEDZIWA -Nkurn (Victoria Park)
