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What did the spider trickster Anansi ultimately acquire from the sky god Nyame in the well-known Akan origin tale?
Answer
Ownership of all the world's stories
Anansi's cleverness in completing Nyame's bargain earned him possession of all stories, which is why Akan folktales are traditionally called 'Anansesem,' or 'spider tales.'
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Anansi the spider trickster negotiated to buy all the world's stories from the sky god Nyame, then told the purchase tale so well it became his own.
Other options people guess
- The secret of eternal youth
- Control over the rains
- The gift of human speech
Topics
- trickster
- anansi
- west-african
- storytelling
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