Anansi | The Crazy Story of Ghana's Spider-Man Trickster (Exploring African Folklore)

Feel free to leave suggestions below for other African deities or legends you'd like to see covered.

I’m team learn more

Kinda like that some tricksters are too smart for their own good

I grew up with Anansi stories in St. Kitts/Nevis...Still my favorite.

I believe his name is Neil Gaiman or something real close to that, wrote a book called Aninasi Boys. The boy's dad was a spider

In other words, they’re stealing/killing in neighbouring countries… The Ghanaians.

The real Spiderman

I read an embarrassing number of comments only to find out that Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott is not the childrens book classic I thought it was, but it was my absolute favorite growing up.

American gods the only time I've ever heard of him

Thank you! As a ghanaian, i appreciate this so much 🇬🇭

This spiderman should appear in the Beyond the Spider verse.

Wow as a Ghanaian i just thought these stories were about a cool guy who was mostly selfish. Didnt know everyone else was soo interested in Kwaku Ananse.

I wonder if this is where the idea of Spiderman originated since there are some similarities 🤔

So, I just heard the first 2 stories, but they were very different. I guess this is the beauty of the oral tradition.

I love this religion

I first heard of Anansi through a PBS episode of Wishbone

Memories with my family when my Dad use to tell Anansi stories ❤️. Watching from Ghana

We enjoyed Anansi‘s stories when we were young.

The impossible tasks reminds me of the 12 labors of Hercules

Thank you! Another splendid presentation

Theres more folklaw in Ghana - Real ones.

Loved the spider stories!

Anansi is a coward seeing everyone as enemies. Evil personified. Slavery nonsense underdog...lies

Disney is sleeping on shit like this I swear.

The original definition of mythos was a record of true events

My name is from Ghana 🇬🇭 KWASI = strong black man born on a Sunday. Which I was born on sunday

I love Trickster Deities, they are literally my spirit animals.

I immediately thought of the American Gods TV version of Anansi, the actor Orlando Jones played him spectacularly. Look up two of his dialogues (history of black people in America, and I am not a God) the way he speaks about the slave trade and modern day incarceration in America conveys anger, sorrow, and a desire to forsee a better tomorrow.

Marvel and DC could do plenty of African folklore based movies and shows but nope they gotta do race swaps or diversity quotas in traditional white mythology like in game of thrones, the Thor movies and shows, and Lord of the rings

Do they have tigers in Africa?

Vergil: “Hit em with your web blast!”
Anansi: “ I am not that kind of Spider”

It actually surprised me that Anansi also appeared in Marvel Comics. Hell, I was aware of Anansi even before I found out about his existence in Marvel Comics.

I grew up in Jamaica and heard about Anancy/Anansi from there. of course a lot of slaves from west Africa were taken there.

This is nice to hear about. I first learned of Anansi through Wishbone. I do believe Anansi was my first "trickster" character well before I got into the likes of Spider-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dante, Joker (Persona 5), etc.

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider cannnnnnnnnnnn

I am over joyed and excited to hear about Anansi, my nephew's and niece loved your channel the more after watching this video and they would always request new Anansi stories, they called it Awesome Anansi stories..
Am from Nigeria, and I would like you to visit a legend from my tribe princess inikpi and oma odoko, and also oduduwa of Yoruba gods

Since there are no tigers in Western Africa how did the story of the tiger and lion come about?

My indo-carribean (Guyanese) great grandmother used to say, " come, let me tell you a nancy story". Lol that's what my ears heard... now I know she was saying anansi and that it originated from West Africa. Thank you so much for sharing!

Great👏👍😊

Guys furry

It's fun too learn more and hear these stories they are a big part of african and carribean culture...I would love too hear more about the legends and stories you tell so well...Thank you story teller...

He’s like Arachne and Jorogumo!

I so enjoyed Neil Gaiman's novel, Anansi boys.
Your video makes me want to read it again.
Like many, I discovered this character in American's Gods. The series.
Then I did some research and I found that in many mythologies, there is this kind of protagonist, cunning, sometimes selfish but finally endearing, often intelligent and therefore indispensable.
He is at the same time madness, humor and a certain wisdom.
We find Loki, Hermes, Anansi, Coyote, the Monkey King and others that I don't know yet.
I like these dubious, funny and tricky heroes. Long live their stories.
-Loki: Viking mythology
-Hermes: Greek mythology
-Anansi: Ghanaian mythology
-Coyote: Navajo mythology ( very good book, a Coyote blues, Christopher Moore)
-The Monkey King: Chinese mythology
...... and certainly many others
Kisses from France 🇫🇷

NEW TO ME AND I THANK YOU FOR THE KNOWLEDGE

It’s fascinating how many civilizations base their mythology on the Nephilim of biblical fame. The genetic hybrids of angels, humans and the creatures of the earth which spawned horrible abominations, most of which were destroyed by the great flood.
You love to see it!!

speaking of Spider-man it (Anansi) is in Spider-man comics! in the early 00s era i think

I know nobody will see this but there are no tigers in Africa, the story about anansi and a tiger is most like about a leopard since in Jamaica where the story was probably repeated, any big cat is a tiger.

Love this figure. Great video.

📦🙃🙏🌹💜🙈💜