Anansi
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World MythologyWest African Mythology
"The Spider Trickster, Keeper of Stories"
✦ Personality Traits
✦ About
Anansi is the legendary spider trickster of Akan/Ashanti tradition from West Africa. Through his cunning and wit, he obtained all the world's stories from the Sky God Nyame, becoming the keeper of wisdom and folklore.
Despite being small and seemingly weak, Anansi consistently outwits larger, stronger creatures through intelligence, trickery, and persistence. His stories spread across the Atlantic during the slave trade, becoming foundational to Caribbean and African American folklore.
Anansi represents the power of the underdog, the triumph of wit over strength, and the vital importance of storytelling. He can be both hero and villain, teaching moral lessons through his successes and failures alike.
✦ Famous Story
To win all stories, Anansi had to capture Onini the python, Osebo the leopard, and Mmoboro the hornets. Using clever tricks—pretending to measure the python, digging a pit for the leopard, trapping hornets with water—he succeeded where none thought possible.
✦ If You Match
Your features carry the clever wisdom of Anansi. There is a trickster's wit and storyteller's charm to your presence—the look of one who triumphs through intelligence.