Bredda Nancy
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Bredda Nancy is a central trickster figure in Jamaican folklore, often portrayed as a clever spider who uses wit and cunning to outsmart others.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folklore character
ⓘ
mythological spider ⓘ trickster figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jamaican folklore ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
adults
ⓘ
children ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Jamaican ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important figure in Jamaican cultural heritage ⓘ |
| genre | trickster tale ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
oral tradition
ⓘ
written folklore collections ⓘ |
| hasRole | trickster ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | spider ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
clever
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ mischievous ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Akan folklore
ⓘ
West African spider myths ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Jamaican Patois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
social critique ⓘ |
| oftenOpposes |
authority figures
ⓘ
stronger animals ⓘ |
| outsmarts | other characters ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Anansi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesMotifsWith | West African Anansi stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
resistance to oppression
ⓘ
survival through intelligence ⓘ |
| teaches | moral lessons ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-slavery Caribbean folklore era ⓘ |
| toldInForm |
folktales
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ |
| uses |
deception
ⓘ
tricks ⓘ wit ⓘ |
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