Origin: Ashanti Kingdom (Ghana)
Classification: Trickster, Wisdom-Keeper, Story Archetype

Introduction
Anansi spins wisdom from folly in webs stretching across the Atlantic. His eight legs dance between mischief and revelation—proving that truth often wears the mask of laughter.

Cosmic Role
Domain: Stories, wisdom, subversion of power
Sacred Duty: Brought stories to humans from Nyame (Sky God)
Energy Signature: Cunning creativity, adaptive intellect

Sacred Expressions
Manifests as:
Spider weaving dewdrop-laced webs at dawn
Whispered gossip in village markets
Satirical political cartoons

Ancestral Lineage
Wife: Aso
Sons: Ntikuma (troublemaker), Tikelenku (clever one)

Names & Epithets
Kwaku Anansi (Wednesday’s Child)
Ananse (Caribbean)
Nansi (Gullah)

Powers
Shapeshifting (spider/human)
Master of language and persuasion
Binder of oral history into living memory

Modern Resonance
"In viral memes mocking tyranny,
In Afrofuturist novels rewriting fate—Anansi’s web catches the falling world."