West African Folk-Tales · Character Index

108 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• Anansi — 33 relationships · the spider; father of Kweku Tsin
• Quarcoo Bah-boni — 12 relationships · boy
• Kweku Tsin — 11 relationships · eldest son of Anansi
• the hunter (Tale 32) — 11 relationships · hunter
• Ohia — 9 relationships · poor man
• Kwesi — 7 relationships · youngest son; cutter of the princess elephant’s tail
• the man (Tale 33) — 6 relationships · hunter
• Kwofi — 5 relationships
• Tiger (Tale 33) — 5 relationships · tiger
• the third brother (Tale 34) — 5 relationships · third son
• White Ant — 4 relationships · white ant
• Farmer Mybrow — 3 relationships · farmer
• Leopard (Tale 7) — 3 relationships · leopard
• Maku Mawu — 3 relationships · friend
• Morning Sunrise — 3 relationships · daughter
• Serpent — 3 relationships · serpent
• Wolf (Tale 7) — 3 relationships · wolf
• his stepmother (Tale 23) — 3 relationships
• the King (Tale 32) — 3 relationships · king
• the dragon (Tale 18) — 3 relationships · captor
• the dwarf (Tale 9) — 3 relationships · jester to the King
• the eldest (Tale 22) — 3 relationships · eldest son
• the eldest (Tale 34) — 3 relationships · eldest son
• the fairies (Tale 36) — 3 relationships · fairies

By house

Unaffiliated (28)

• Quarcoo Bah-boni — 12 relationships · boy
• the hunter (Tale 32) — 11 relationships · hunter
• Ohia — 9 relationships · poor man
• Kwesi — 7 relationships · youngest son; cutter of the princess elephant’s tail
• the man (Tale 33) — 6 relationships · hunter
• Kwofi — 5 relationships
• Tiger (Tale 33) — 5 relationships · tiger
• the third brother (Tale 34) — 5 relationships · third son
• White Ant — 4 relationships · white ant
• Farmer Mybrow — 3 relationships · farmer
• Leopard (Tale 7) — 3 relationships · leopard
• Maku Mawu — 3 relationships · friend
• Morning Sunrise — 3 relationships · daughter
• Serpent — 3 relationships · serpent
• Wolf (Tale 7) — 3 relationships · wolf
• his stepmother (Tale 23) — 3 relationships
• the King (Tale 32) — 3 relationships · king
• the dragon (Tale 18) — 3 relationships · captor
• the dwarf (Tale 9) — 3 relationships · jester to the King
• the eldest (Tale 22) — 3 relationships · eldest son
• the eldest (Tale 34) — 3 relationships · eldest son
• the fairies (Tale 36) — 3 relationships · fairies
• the father (Tale 34) — 3 relationships · father of three sons
• the man (Tale 32) — 3 relationships · man
• the second (Tale 22) — 3 relationships · second son
• the second son (Tale 34) — 3 relationships · second son
• the thief (Tale 26) — 3 relationships · thief
• the woman (Tale 22) — 3 relationships · mother of three sons

Anansi and his family (2)

• Anansi — 33 relationships · the spider; father of Kweku Tsin
• Kweku Tsin — 11 relationships · eldest son of Anansi

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Other Figures — Minor Figures (78)

Extracted from the original text of West African Folk-Tales. Made with Rho MD.