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Anansi or Ananse (/ ə ˈ n ɑː n s i / ə-NAHN-see; literally translates to spider) is an Akan folktale character associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider, in Akan folklore. [1]
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
In 2005, Mike Walker adapted Anansi Boys into a radio play for the BBC World Service.It stars Lenny Henry as Spider and Fat Charlie, Matt Lucas as Grahame Coats and Tiger, Rudolph Walker as Anansi, Doña Croll as Mrs Noah and the Bird Woman, Tameka Empson as Mrs Higgler, Petra Letang as Rosie, Jocelyn Jee Esien as Daisy, and Ben Crowe as Cabbies and other voices.
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.
Stories of Ananse became such a prominent and familiar part of Ashanti oral culture that the word Anansesem—"spider tales"—came to embrace all kinds of fables. This fed into the Anansi toree or "spider tales"; stories that were brought over from Africa and told to children of Maroon people and other Africans in the diaspora.
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]
"His film, [2019's La Llorna] spoke to a specific cultural story and folk tale, and I tried to do the same using African folk tales like Anansi the Spider and Mami Wata." Diop and Michelle ...
Two stories from Jamaica feature Anansi the Spider outsmarting various creatures to get their stories. The first story involves Anansi tricking Snake to get the stories from Tiger. The second story involves Anansi trying to admit to the other animals that he is a man after his mother-in-law dies.