Trickster stories of clever or disruptive figures: the Yoruba Eshu, the Ashanti Anansi who obtained the sky god's stories, the Northwest Coast Raven who stole daylight and the Polynesian Maui who fished up the islands. A myth belongs here when its cited article describes a trickster episode of an African, American or Polynesian people. It excludes the rebel tales of Asia and the Bible. Examples in the atlas include Eshu and the Two Friends.
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Eshu (Wikipedia)
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Èṣù is the oriṣa of trickery, chance, crossroads, judgement, duality and languages in the Yoruba religion.
Anansi (Wikipedia)
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Anansi or Ananse ( ə-NAHN-see; literally translates to spider) is a character in Akan religion and folklore associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, wit, mischievousness, cunning, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider.
Māui (Wikipedia)
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Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology.
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