Anansi

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culture hero folklore character mythological spider trickster deity

Anansi is a trickster spider-god from West African and Caribbean folklore, known for his cleverness, storytelling, and role in outwitting more powerful beings.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Anansi stories 3
Anansi (mythology) 1

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf culture hero ⓘ
folklore character ⓘ
mythological spider ⓘ
trickster deity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ananse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwaku Ananse NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInWork American Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anansi Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithConcept Anansesem (spider stories) NERFINISHED ⓘ
folktales ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Nyame NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Akan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ashanti people NERFINISHED ⓘ
childOf Asase Yaa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyame NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonTrait cunning ⓘ
greedy ⓘ
lazy ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ
self-interested ⓘ
culture African diaspora folklore ⓘ
Akan folklore ⓘ
Caribbean folklore ⓘ
West African folklore ⓘ
dayNameAssociation Wednesday ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influencedTradition African American folklore ⓘ
Brer Rabbit tales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caribbean Anansi stories NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Akan NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium children’s stories ⓘ
contemporary fantasy literature ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
modernAdaptationName Mr. Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction explains origins of stories ⓘ
satirizes power and authority ⓘ
teaches moral lessons ⓘ
notableStory Anansi and the moss-covered rock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anansi and the pot of wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anansi and the turtle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anansi and the yam hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
How Anansi obtained the stories of the sky god NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatesFrom Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
parent Adie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Afudohwedohwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anansewa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ferekykye NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kyekyeku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nankonhwea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ntikuma NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegionOfVeneration Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
role culture bearer ⓘ
mediator between humans and gods ⓘ
storyteller ⓘ
trickster ⓘ
spouse Aso NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes cleverness ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
survival through wit ⓘ
the power of storytelling ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
typicalForm human–spider hybrid ⓘ
man ⓘ
spider ⓘ
usedAsSymbolBy enslaved Africans in the Americas ⓘ
usedAsSymbolFor cultural continuity in the African diaspora ⓘ
intellectual resistance ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anansi Boys → featuresCharacter → Anansi ⓘ
Anansi Boys → hasSubject → Anansi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anansi (mythology)
Coming Through Slaughter → publisher → Anansi ⓘ
JamaicanFolklore → hasKeyFigure → Anansi ⓘ
JamaicanFolklore → hasGenre → Anansi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anansi stories
Afro-Saint Lucian people → culturalPracticesInclude → Anansi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anansi stories
Afro-Caribbean culture → hasCulturalPractice → Anansi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anansi stories
Nyame → associatedDeity → Anansi ⓘ
Nyame → parentOf → Anansi ⓘ