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Spider tales are found extensively throughout West Africa, [2] but the Anansi tales from Ghana are seen to be the origin of these stories and are among the best-known, as Anansi's name comes from the word in the Akan language for "spider". [4]
Anansi - The spider trickster of African origin. He considers himself cunning enough to trick and outwit anyone, but is also proud, lazy and impulsive, which often proves his undoing. Azeban - "the Raccoon," a trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. [3]
Anansi, a trickster spider god from the Akan mythology, is also prevalent. He is often depicted in folktales interacting with the Supreme Being and other deities who frequently bestow him with temporary supernatural powers, such as the ability to bring rain or to have other duties performed for him.
Anansi is a genus of African pirate spiders first described by L. R. Benavides, G. Giribet & Gustavo Hormiga in 2017. [2] It is named after Anansi , a trickster god of Akan folklore. As of April 2019 [update] it contains only three species.
Anansi the Spider may refer to: Anansi, a trickster in the folk tales of the Ashanti people of Ghana; Anansi (Static Shock), a hero in the cartoon series Static Shock; Anansi the Spider, a children's picture book by Gerald McDermott, published in 1972
Character Species Origin Notes Anansi: Spider West Africa: Ananse tales are some of the best-known in West Africa [5] The stories made up an exclusively oral tradition, and indeed Ananse himself was synonymous with skill and wisdom in speech. [6]
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Anansi the spider is a folk hero who is prominent in Ashanti folktales where he is depicted as a wise trickster. In other aspects of Akan spirituality, Anansi is also sometimes considered both a trickster and a deity associated with wisdom, responsible for creating the first inanimate humans, according to the scholar Anthony Ephirim-Donkor. [1]