Trickster Deities & Archetypes || Pagan Happy Hour

[@PoshBuckler]

One trickster in adult stories/media that comes to mind for me is Q from Star Trek: TNG. He has god-like powers, high intelligence, his own motives, and CONSTANTLY shakes up the crew and Captain Picard particularly. For the deities, I think practitioners of Norse Paganism forget/don’t realize that Odin himself is quite the trickster. A lot of attention is on Loki for being the ultimate trickster of that pantheon, but Odin certainly rivals him. He’s intelligent, and uses his intellect and cunning to gain more knowledge and wisdom, often at the expense of himself and of others involved. And, let’s be real, who else but a trickster would pluck his own eye out or hang himself on a tree for a little bit of sweet, sweet, knowledge? 🤷‍♀️

[@deathstarinsurance]

Exactly!!

[@kyleellsworth6440]

In Sagas of Icelanders one could see Ref the Sly as a trickster, although sometimes he takes more direct action. Anyway, as usual another nice happy hour even if I was four or so hours late. Paired well with a Baltic Porter!

[@themandyness1376]

I just heard about Anansi in my sons online kindergarten they read two of his stories. One is the way he tricked all of the worlds stories away from the sky god but it had a foreward in the book talking about the slaves bringing the stories with them and one of the ways they kept them was changing his name to "Aunt Nancy" so they wouldn't be caught telling their own stories

[@jennyanne]

Charming video. Two charming female tricksters in American literature are Scarlet O'Hara and Becky Sharp.

[@KellyLouiseBrown]

Gwydion Fab Don is a Trickster in the Mabinogion. All about transformation, magic and illusion.

[@lukepolster7300]

Omg I just started working with Loki. Don’t think this is a coincidence

[@juliereminiec4937]

Lemminkainen He 's the Trickster deity from Finnish Mythology Why hasn't anyone mentioned him in the comments ? Since I'm half Russian, I'm also studying Finnish Mythology Lemminkainen is my favorite trickster

[@katherinefominykh7648]

I think Marceline from Adventure Time would totally count as a trickster. A lot of her motives are just to mess around.

[@heatheryoung2912]

John the Conquerer is a cool one I learned about recently!

[@ragnarruckus7653]

About one minute in, your video tried to break up, and I thought; "Dammit Loki!"

[@blessedsinner8686]

😂😆

[@KellyLouiseBrown]

Ka the snake in Jungle Book is a trickster.

[@octoberpaul168]

With Gratitude, Beloved Souls!!!.. with Gratitude Scarlet! My birth name (last name is Paul). Thank you for the personal Greeting!

[@dreamoftheendless7159]

Set From Egyptian myth He tricked Osiris by creating a box perfectly fit to him and dismembered him And he’s the god of chaos

[@ravenmorningglory4774]

Thanks

[@graceh8368]

I liked this video. I have a problem with KZbin I set the reminder and it never tells me when you are live

[@christabrewster7516]

I like this topic.

[@LiamsLyceum]

I don't think I heard him mentioned (only about 20 minutes in), but Odysseus seems to be a classic example of a trickster hero.

[@wearegods3304]

Good subject.

[@KaylaMarie01]

Katherine from the Vampire Diaries.

[@MagischerPfad]

Isis probably had the greatest trikster aspect in ancient Egypt, even if she does not "only" fall into this archetype. She is powerful and wise and tricks Ra, for example, to learn his true name and Set several times to reveal his wiles and bring her son Horus to the throne. She is also a shapeshifter.

[@juliereminiec4937]

Although ,he is the protector of musicians ,king of the underworld & a Earth Deity..Veles is considered as a trickster deity (Eastern Slavs) The ant in the ant and the aardvark cartoons He uses a lot of mind tricks to dupe the aaradvark out of eating him The blind God Hermod is mentioned in the killing of Baldr Haiti as well,Scarlet Kokopeli also is the deity of music ( the flute ). Marena is the Slavic Goddess of Winter & Death She isn't a trickster

[@octoberpaul168]

Hey oak? Hermes, Mercury, lineage of Messiahs??? Mercury Retrograde Scapegoat? Hehehe!

[@georgietunnel4103]

Did other people not read Anansi stories when they were kids?

[@aceofspades3973]

I was thinking the same thing! I remember reading Gerald McDermott's book in school.

[@aceofspades3973]

One of my favorite trickster characters is Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman from _Better Call Saul._ Also wow as someone who is half Chinese I can't believe I forgot about the Monkey King/Sun Wukong 🤦‍♀️ Tbh he is not one of my favorites, mostly because of the framing of the story. I haven't read _Journey to the West_ but from what I know of it, in most versions of the story, he represents the terrible chaos that would result if humanity's power grew unchecked. So, not exactly a hero. I prefer trickster characters/deities with a more positive role in the story, where their subversive nature is seen as a good thing.

[@studogable]

Not a deity, but Jacob from Jewish tradition certainly fits. He tricks his older brother out of his birthright and blessing, he effectively steals a herd of goats through imitative magic, then effectively re-establishes a new order by becoming patriarch of Israel. Good stories, possibly hinting at Judaism's pagan heritage.

[@badwolfXIII]

Endora from bewitched could fit the archetype

[@fromshametolife5266]

I would consider goddess Aphrodite is kind of a trickster.

[@natib7365]

Trying really hard to think of female tricksters, but all I have right now is Jester Lavorre from Critical Role campaign 2.

[@natib7365]

Oh. I don't know too much about Eris, but iirc when she wasn't invited to a party she rolls out this golden apple that's engraved "to the fairest", causing Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite to compete for the trophy. I've read somewhere that chaos magic or a section of it looks to her example of shaking things up/discord?

[@christinabrazzell6843]

Set was a trickster

[@ojaicowgirl75]

Quit playing with your hair. It's distracting.