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Anansi or
Ananse (/əˈnɑːnsi/ ə-NAHN-see;
literally translates to spider) is an Akan
folktale character ****ociated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and...
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revealed the fate of
Ananse's daughter (he ate her) and told
Ananse that he
would share the same fate.
Despite Death grabbing Ananse,
Ananse escaped his grip...
- animals, and it was
possibly Ananse that
advised Odomankoma to
create humans. However,
Odomankoma goes by the name
Ananse Kokuroko, so it
might have been...
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Kwaku Ananse is a 2013
short film
directed by
Akosua Adoma Owusu. The
short film
combines semi-autobiographical
elements with the tale of
Kwaku Ananse, a...
- was in the
storehouse of Nyame.
Ananse, in
order to
become Nyame's
agent and sell his food
supplies to the people,
Ananse agreed to let his head be shaved...
- "No one goes to the
house of the
spider Ananse to
teach him wisdom."
Cynthia James (2004). "Searching for
Ananse: From
Orature to
Literature in the West...
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Ananse is a
Ghanaian movie which was
directed by Sam
Aryeetey and
written by Ato
Kwamina Yanney in 1968.
Folklore film
describe how
cunning Ananse tries...
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Jamaican character with the same name "Brer Rabbit" is an
adaptation of the
Ananse stories of the Akan people. Some
scholars have
suggested that in his American...
- folklore:
Ekwensu Afro-Cuban mythology: Eleggua, Eshu Akan mythology:
Kwaku Ananse American folklore of
African origin: Brer
Rabbit (compare Compère Lapin...
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character of the play is
Ananse (the spider). The
qualities of
Ananse are one of the most
prevalent parts of the play.
Ananse is cunning, selfish, has...
