Abassi was the creator god in the pantheon of the Nigerian Efik people. After a suggestion by his wife Atai, Abassi created the first humans and introduced them to the world. However, to prevent them from exceeding his wisdom, he ordered the first humans to neither procreate nor labor. This prohibition was followed for some time, but eventually th...
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A·bas'si (ȧ*băs'sĭ),
A*bas'sis (ȧ*băs'sĭs) noun [ Arabic & Persian abāsī , belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).] A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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In Efik mythology, Abassi was god and the father (together with his wife Atai) of all mankind. They had two children, and when the children were grown up they wanted to leave heaven and settle on earth. Abassi was hesitant, worried that they may breed a warrior people which might then attack him, but Atai persuaded him to let the children leave and...
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The abassi was a former silver coin of Persia.
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