Talk:Anansi

message: I propose merging Aunt Nancy into this.--Atlantima 14:58, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Merging Aunt Nancy

message: 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)
thread_title: Chameleon?

message: 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)
thread_title: differences between Jamaican and African stories

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Jaguar 

message: 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.
:The 1936 Chatterbox annual features some Anansi stories, in one he steals a grinding stone which constantly produces flour and carries it home, but it grinds him down into tiny pieces (he got better). In another he asks the thunder god for help and is given a jar which produces food. He tries to keep it to himself but is found out by the villagers who take it from him. He returns to the Thunder god and is this time given a stick, but when he says the magic word it beats him for being greedy XD. 86.154.37.35 (talk) 13:44, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anansi Never tricked? 

message: Request: Could someone who knows how the name "Anansi" is pronounced please add the IPA pronunciation to the first line of the article? KevinTernes (talk) 19:26, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: As well as a little editing, I've added an expanded summary of the tale of how Anansi got his stories. I've also linked this with the extensive picture book publication that has grown up around him, and this tale in particular. I've tried not to remove anything that I haven't expanded, though I've moved it about a bit. There is a lot more that can be done...--Annielogue (talk) 13:49, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: How Anansi got his stories

message: I have added a small section concerning the relationship of the Br'er Rabbit stories to Ananse, expanding a sentence in the original article and adding some references to it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ethdhelwen (talk • contribs) 10:39, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Ananse and Br'er Rabbit

message: This article talks about the stories, and even a tells the meta-story of how the stories came about, but it does not enumerate the stories themselves.  Is there a core corpus of widely recognized tales?  Or are there many variations making this impossible?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.192.1 (talk) 16:08, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's "stories" as in "every single story ever told". DonQuixote (talk) 22:17, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: What are the Stories?

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message: This article is incomplete, and missing a great deal of citations for its information. Much of information is unsourced and should either be removed or ,if an appropriate citation is found, given a proper citation for its information. This article is also poorly written/developed and requires cleanup  and should be rewritten so that it's encyclopedic in tone. The article should be rewritten into the following sections:
Etymology
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Folk Tales
Origins
Artistic Representations
References in Popular Culture
This article has potential to become GA and FA status if it's given proper attention. Hopefully someone will come along and give this article the attention it deserves.--Paleface Jack (talk) 15:53, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
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message: This is an encyclopedia there is no need to write massive paragraphs for this guy.CycoMa (talk) 04:13, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I will take a look. I can see a huge dump of verbatim tales that need trimming or looking at. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:47, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is unnecessary long 

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message: The summary of page 19 to 21 207.191.244.146 (talk) 22:12, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Engish B 

message: The initial image that I included in the article was a fashion editorial photo that honored Anansi. I saw that the appropriateness of a modern interpretation of Anansi was in question, so I just uploaded an illustration. As free images of Anansi and other African deities are very limited, there aren't really any historical images I was able to find. How are we feeling about the current illustration? It's modern, but it's the only piece that I have. Feedback? MiddleOfAfrica (talk) 20:45, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I am fine with either image. They both have their appeal. - CorbieVreccan ☊ ☼ 20:49, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

text: @MiddleOfAfrica I don't particularly feel the illustration is ideal Jondvdsn1 (talk) 16:56, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

text: I have added a historical illustration, since the one previously on the page was AI-generated. Di (they-them) (talk) 00:30, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Ai-images are allowed, as long as they're in the public domain and are appropriately cited as Ai-generated. However, I removed the current image that was added. The depiction of Anansi, an African deity, as a European man is actually very offensive. MiddleOfAfrica (talk) 20:58, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  The image does not depict him as a "European man", it just doesn't have skin coloring because the book was printed in black and white in 1899. All the characters in the book look like that, regardless of ethnicity. It would be impossible to give him brown skin with only one shade of black. Di (they-them) (talk) 17:45, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: That sketch absolutely depicts his as European. Nothing about that image would lead the reader to believe it's a depiction of an African man, and the image is supposed to be a depiction of the deity as believed by those in said spirituality and culture. So no, that image does not need to be the article image and is in fact very offensive, regardless of if you can understand that or it not. MiddleOfAfrica (talk) 17:11, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Your personal interpretation of the art work as depicting a European (which was obviously not the intended design by the artist) is just your interpretation. It's ultimately not relevant to the page. Di (they-them) (talk) 20:20, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Image of Anansi 

message: I hate to say it but I have my doubts about the veracity of a LOT of information in this article Jondvdsn1 (talk) 17:04, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  lack of sources