{"id":22381,"date":"2022-08-07T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T17:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=22381"},"modified":"2022-08-07T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T17:29:56","slug":"anansi-obtient-les-histoires-du-dieu-du-ciel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/akan-mythology\/anansi-gets-the-sky-god-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Anansi gets the Sky God Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22381\" class=\"elementor elementor-22381\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e46d605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e46d605\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f50eac0\" data-id=\"f50eac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee087ff elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee087ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/akan-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Akan mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c59cbda\" data-id=\"c59cbda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b26e21 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b26e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wilderutopia.com\/traditions\/myth\/ashanti-of-ghana-how-spider-obtained-the-sky-gods-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aec231e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aec231e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d490977\" data-id=\"d490977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2c862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c2c862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is the tale: Anansi gets the stories from the sky god.<\/p><p>Anansi, the trickster of West African Ashanti folk tales, takes the form of a spider who travels to the sky god to buy his stories to share with the world. Anansi&#039;s stories would become popular across the African diaspora throughout the Caribbean and the southern United States. Below is an animated story titled \u201cAnansi and the Story of the Sky God\u201d.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Anansi gets the Sky God Stories\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239c36f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239c36f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd86779\" data-id=\"dd86779\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be79308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be79308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/akan-mythology\/anansi-gets-the-sky-god-stories\/#Anansi-obtient-les-histoires-du-dieu-du-ciel\" >Anansi gets the Sky God Stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anansi-obtient-les-histoires-du-dieu-du-ciel\"><\/span>Anansi gets the Sky God Stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b4a29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b4a29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5ee588\" data-id=\"b5ee588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9db191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9db191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once upon a time, there were no stories in the world. Kwanku Anansi the spider once went to Nyan-Kopon the sky god in order to buy the stories of the sky god. The sky god said, &quot;What makes you think you can buy them?&quot; The spider replied, &quot;I know I can.&quot; Thereupon the sky god said, &quot;Great and powerful cities like Kokofu, Bekwai, Asumengya came and they could not buy them, and yet you who are only a man without a master, you say you can \u00bb<\/p><p>The spider said, \u201cWhat is the price of stories? The Sky God said, &quot;They can only be purchased for Onini the Python, Osebo the Leopard, Mmoatia the Fairy, and Mmoboro the Hornet.&quot; The spider said, &quot;I&#039;ll bring some of that.&quot; \u00bb<\/p><p>The sky god said, &quot;Go and bring them then!&quot; \u00bb<\/p><p>Anansi set out to capture them. First he went to where Python lived and debated aloud whether Python was really longer than the palm branch or not, as his wife Aso says. Python overheard and, when Anansi explained the debate, agreed to lie down along the palm branch. Because it cannot easily make itself completely straight, a true impression of its actual length is difficult to obtain, so Python agreed to be tied to the branch. When he was fully bound, Anansi took him to the Sky God.<\/p><p>To catch the leopard, Anansi dug a deep hole in the ground. When the leopard fell into the hole, Anansi offered to help him with his webs. After the leopard emerged from the hole, it was bound in Anansi&#039;s webs and carried away.<\/p><p>To catch the hornets, Anansi filled a calabash with water and poured some on a banana leaf he held above his head and on the nest, shouting that it was raining. He suggested the hornets enter the empty gourd, and when they agreed, he quickly sealed the opening.<\/p><p>To catch the fairy, he made a doll and covered it with sticky gum. He placed the doll under the Odum (Tree of Life) where the fairies play and put some yam in a bowl in front. When the fairy came to eat the yam, she thanked the doll who of course didn&#039;t answer. Annoyed at his bad manners, she hit him, first with one hand and then with the other. Hands stuck together and Anansi captured her.<\/p><p>Anansi handed over his captives to Nyan, the sky god. The latter said, \u201cKawku Anansi, from today and forever, I present to you my sky god stories, kose! kose! kose! my blessing, my blessing, my blessing! We will no longer call them the stories of the sky gods, but we will call them the stories of the spiders!<\/p><p>It is my story that I told. If it&#039;s sweet, or if it&#039;s not sweet, take it somewhere else, and let it be mine.<\/p><p>Anansi and the Sky God Stories from an African Tale as told by Gerald McDermott.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mythology Akan Wiki Here is the tale: Anansi gets the stories from the sky god. 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