▁extended ▁famil ial ▁relations ▁than ▁as ▁un ified ▁fa ctions . ▁ ▁These ▁L ega cies ▁are ▁bound ▁by ▁a ▁common ▁line age ▁and ▁cur se , ▁but ▁hold ▁no ▁over wh el ming ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁Ak un anse ▁The ▁Ak un anse ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leg a cies ▁of ▁La ib on . ▁They ▁take ▁their ▁name ▁and ▁nature ▁from ▁the ▁myth s ▁of ▁the ▁" wise ▁sp ider " ▁of ▁many ▁African ▁folk - t ales . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁great ▁knowledge , ▁wise ▁coun sel , ▁and ▁non - polit ical ▁n atures . ▁Of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁La ib on , ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁ones ▁least ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁J y had , ▁and ▁the ▁least ▁organized ▁overall . ▁However , ▁like ▁An ans i , ▁the ▁sp ider - god ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁take ▁their ▁name , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁above ▁util izing ▁c unning ▁and ▁clever ▁trick ery ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁impossible . ▁The ▁Ak un anse ▁probably ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁region , ▁but ▁are ▁now ▁w ides p read ▁throughout ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Africa , ▁and ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁frequently ▁travel ▁anywhere ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁knowledge ▁they ▁need . ▁They ▁will ▁Em brace ▁most ▁any ▁who ▁follow ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁knowledge , ▁including ▁non - A fr icans ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁understand ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁ways ▁of ▁the ▁" c rad le ▁of ▁human ity " ▁- ▁curious ly ▁non ▁African ▁Ak