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OF GODS AND MONSTERS (1/?) | ANANSI

We do not really mean, we do not really mean that what we are about to say is true. A story, a story; let it come, let it go. 

-the traditional Ashanti beginning of an Anansesem, or ‘spider tale’

Anansi (also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy) is a West African god, considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories. He acts on behalf of Nyame, his father and the Sky Father, bringing rain to stop fires and performing other duties for him. In some beliefs, Anansi is responsible for creating the sun, the stars and the moon, as well as teaching mankind the techniques of agriculture. (x)

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