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Ananse
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Also known as Brother Anansi, Ananansa, Anancy, Anancyi, Anansi Drew, Anansi-Tori, Anansie, Anansiil

Key facts

Deity.type
Akan
Deity.artifacts
Spider Totem of Knowledge, Stories, Trickery, and Wisdom
Deity.image
Anansi-34.png
Deity.caption
Illustration of Anansi by Pamela Colman Smith, 1899
Deity.venerated_in
Akan folklore
Deity.symbol
Spider
Deity.ethnic_group
Akan • African Americans • Afro-Caribs

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
creator deity
Father
Nyame
Mother
Asase Ya
Image
Anansi (Mayaguez Children's Library).jpg
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Commons category
Anansi
narrative role
title character
described by source
Popular Science
present in work
Norske Folkeeventyr
Sources (4)

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Article · Português

Ananse, ou Anansi, é uma lenda africana. Conta um caso interessante, no qual no mundo antigo não havia histórias e por isso viver aqui era muito triste.

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