Gabriel, the Archangel ( Supernatural) impersonating the God Loki.Laurits Seier ( Ragnarok) Loki reincarnated.Hermes/Mercury ( Greco-Roman Mythology).Eris/Discordia ( Greco-Roman Mythology).Maximón ( Folk Catholicism/Mayan Mythology).Monkey King/Sun Wukong ( Chinese Mythology).Crow ( Australian Aboriginal Mythology).See Also: Trickster God and Trickster Deities Deity Consumption/ Divine Power Absorption/ Divine Power Negation/ Divine Power Immunity/ Divine Slayer.He has a great deal of intellect and knowledge. The trickster is characterized in a story as one who disguises themselves as something or someone else, one who plays tricks, and one who goes against normal rules, regulations, and behaviors. The trickster crosses and often breaks both physical and societal rules: Tricksters 'violate principles of social and natural order, playfully disrupting normal life and then re-establishing it on a new basis. In mythology and in the study of religion and folklore, a trickster is an example of a Jungian Archetype. Lewis Hyde describes the trickster as a 'boundary-crosser'. Unpredictability/ Absolute Unpredictability Tricksters, as archetypal characters, appear in the myths of many different cultures. Enhanced/ Supernatural Wits/ Absolute Wits.Fraud Embodiment (varies between deities).Transcendent Physiology (varies between deities).Unlike trickster which incorporates all types of trickster archetypes as a whole including humans, animals and deities, whereas trickster deities are well known divine/divine-like entities in nature from mythology’s past and still talked about today in modern folklore and varies medias, sparking the modern take on today’s concept of what a “Trickster” truly is. Tricksters can be cunning or foolish, or both they are often funny even when considered sacred or performing important cultural tasks. Often, the bending/breaking of rules takes the form of tricks or thievery. In mythology and religion, trickster deities break the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously but usually (albeit unintentionally) with ultimately positive effects. They are also usually magic deities or magic users who have ascended to a divine state. On the outside, Hermes may seem like one of the most harmless Greek gods. Trickster deities were somewhat common in mythology and were feared due to their chaotic nature. In Chinese culture, legends of the Monkey King date back to the ninth century. Gods of Deception, Fraud, Illusions, Lies, Mischief and TrickeryĪs an archetype, the trickster deity is a god/goddess, divine animal, divine spirit or even a demigod who represents or is associated with deception, lies, fraud, mischief, illusions, magic and of course, trickery.Fraud/Illusion/Liar/Mischief/Schemer Deity/God/Goddess.
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