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Male deities depicted as tricksters, story characters (gods, goddesses, spirits, humans or anthropomorphisations) who exhibit a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and use it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.
The trickster figure Reynard the Fox as depicted in an 1869 children's book by Michel Rodange. The trickster is a common stock character in folklore and popular culture. A clever, mischievous person or creature, the trickster achieves goals through the use of trickery. A trickster may trick others simply for amusement or for survival in a ...
According to Vixen, he is the West African trickster god and "owns all stories". Anansi appears in several forms, the most common form being a large, other-worldly spider with supernatural powers. He has been manipulating the powers of Vixen and Animal Man. He initially appears to be villainous, but then reveals after he is "defeated" that his ...
Gods and goddesses associated with deception, disguise, illusion and shapeshifting. Subcategories. ... Trickster gods (5 C, 57 P) G. Greco-Roman Trickster deities (2 C)
Trickster gods found in polytheistic belief systems often have a dystheistic nature. One example is Eshu , a trickster god from Yoruba religion who deliberately fostered violence between groups of people for his own deeds, saying that "causing ire is my greatest happiness."
Thoth, originally a moon deity, later became the god of knowledge and wisdom and the scribe of the gods; Sia, the deification of wisdom; Isis, goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship. She was said to be "more clever than a million gods". Seshat, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. Scribe of the gods.
[48] [49] This setting divides the pantheon into the Prime Deities and the Betrayer Gods; [50] [51] it also adds Raei, the Everlight, to the Prime Deity side of the pantheon – this god is adapted from the Pathfinder god Sarenrae. [52] [51] Additionally, this setting introduces other potential divine sources outside of the pantheon such as the ...
The legion of fictional deities in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game covers an extensive range of spheres of influence, allowing players to customize the spiritual beliefs and powers of their characters, and as well as giving Dungeon Masters a long list of gods from which to design evil temples and minions.