Anansi - The Trickster Spider & God Of The Ashanti (Kwaku Ananse) | West African Mythology Explained

Anansi the spider trickster, also known as Kwaku Ananse is a popular figure in West African mythology and folklores. Anansi the spider man is a divinity of the Ashanti people in Ghana, Anansi which means spider, comes from the Akan language of Ghana. The spider trickster Anansi appear in so many tales, among which two are really popular, which are: - Anansi and the acquisition of the stories of the world - Anansi and the pot of Wisdom. Anansi is highly regarded by the Ashanti people that they put a generic name Anansasem, or spider stories to this particular class of tales regarding the trickster spider and god Anansi. The folktales of Anansi grew really popular in West African, and because of the transatlantic slave trade, the spider stories and myths would eventually spread to the united states, where the spider trickster Anansi would be popularized among slaves in the Caribbean and Jamaica. Ananse’s crafts during the slavery period gave hope to slaves as they often used these spid