S7E9 - Anansi-ing Through Life: How Stories Came to Humans
Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids
Anansi - The Best of the Best
Anansi is sometimes said to be the son of the sky god and all creator, Niyame. Other tricksters in mythology include Loki, Coyote, Brere Rabbit, and Maui. A trickster is not necessarily a god or a hero, but is like both. They can play both the villain and the champion in a story. In some stories, Anansi appears as a human. In other stories, he is a spider. Sometimes he's both. And it will become clear why there are so many stories about him specifically.
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