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I propose merging Aunt Nancy into this.--Atlantima 14:58, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I support the proposed merge. Aunt Nancy can nevery be more than a stub and ity is clearly a derivative of Anansi. Eluchil404 16:48, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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my class is doing a section on africa that has to do with anansi

I'm also doing project about anansi in school

...Good for you? Welcome to the Wikipedia Discussion dealy, by the way. Generally, this is meant for discussion of editorial changes to the article. please be so kind as to sign your name using four tildes next time you edit a discussion page. Nevah 03:03, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Can anyone verify the accuracy of the final line in the opening paragraph?
"Eventually, Anansi was replaced by a chameleon."
If my memory serves me correctly :
- The bushmen of Southern Africa do revere the chameleon as a god.
- Situated slightly further to the north of Southern Africa the Zulu's have tales of Anansi. They however have tales of the chameleon that clearly define him as a separate entity.
To read some of the traditional Zulu stories - [ google: chameleon Zulu ]
I do not recall ever hearing of the chameleon as a successor to Anansi though.
--Sandman303 10:54, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

The differences between Jamaican and African stories need to be noted. I won't do it, since I'm unsure of the extent of the differences, but for instance, Anansi's parentage differs. Sarten-X 08:52, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jaguar

From the article:

if he can catch The Jaguar With Teeth Like Daggers

This, in its present form, couldn't have been part of the original Ashanti tale: jaguars live in South America, not Africa. --Saforrest 22:10, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I noticed that too - somebody needs to cite the source for this, and generally the citations are a bit lacking.Tarchon 19:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Also the next sentences make it sound like it was a Tiger/Lion to begin with —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.63.142 (talk) 15:54, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

The story typically involves a leopard, hornet and python. I have a good version somewhere but don't have time right now to dig it up and summarize it. Possibly in this book.Ando228 (talk) 16:10, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Anansi Never tricked?

This third paragraph in the second section is ridiculous. While it is important to mention the Tar baby story it was not the only time he's ever been tricked. In fact the pictures from this article are from a site with another story where he is tricked. This erroneous sentence should be changed.