In the study of mythology, folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, human hero or anthropomorphic animal who breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously (for example, Loki) but usually with ultimately positive effects. Often, the rule-breaking takes the form of tricks (eg. Eris) or thievery. Tricksters can be cunning or foolish or both; they are often very funny even when considere ...

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• Trickster - Tricksters
• Trickster - Modern day tricksters

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Trickster, Trickster - Mythology, Trickster - Tricksters, Trickster - Archetype, Trickster - Modern day tricksters

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He's an apparently funny joker whose most favourite occupation is damaging enemies like the Scarlet Speedster by explosive teddies. His alter ego is called James Jesse, though his real name is Giovanni Giuseppe. He was a circus acrobat who decided to become a criminal for the thrill. He made shoes that allowed him to walk on air and other dangerous gag gadgets for his crimes. He would clash with Flash many times. He was among the villains who were brainwashed into heroes by The Top. As hero he was even able to defeat Neron, with Capt ...

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Coyote is a mythological figure common to many Native American cultures, based on the coyote animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur. Coyote mythology - Coyote in mythology. Coyote mythology - The trickster. He often plays the role of trickster, although in some stories he is a buffoon and the butt of jokes and in a few is outright evil. His personality traits are usually greed, r ...

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• Coyote mythology - Coyote in mythology
• Coyote mythology - The trickster
• Coyote mythology - The creator
• Coyote mythology - The culture hero
• Coyote mythology - Coyote in the modern world
• Coyote mythology - Coyote in popular culture

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Ufology is the study of unidentified-flying-object (UFO) reports, sightings, and other related phenomena. While many ufologists strive for legitimacy, and some are respected scientists in other fields, ufology has never been fully embraced by the scientific community, for a number of reasons. One cannot obtain a ufology degree from any college or university, though there have been a few college or university courses on the subject, often from a folklore perspective. Many ufologists are amateurs (or worse, individuals in search ...

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• Ufology - Hypotheses involving the objective existence of UFO's
• Ufology - The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis
• Ufology - The advanced human aircraft hypothesis
• Ufology - The Interdimensional Hypothesis a.k.a. Cosmic Trickster Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis
• Ufology - Sky Critter Hypothesis
• Ufology - UFO's as perception or illusion
• Ufology - The natural explanation hypothesis
• Ufology - Psychosocial Hypothesis
• Ufology - Groups Involved with Ufology
• Ufology - UFO Researchers
• Ufology - Sources

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In Inuit mythology Amaguq is a trickster and wolf god. Other related archivesInuit mythology, trickster, wolf

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In Australian Aboriginal mythology (specifically: Murngin), Bamapana is a trickster hero who causes discord. He is obscene and profane and once committed incest, thus breaking a strict taboo. Other related archivesAboriginal mythology, Australian, incest, taboo, trickster

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The Crow Tribe of Native Americans live in the Great Plains area of the United States. The shaman of the tribe was known as an Akbaalia ("healer"). The Mannegishi are bald humanoids with large eyes and tiny bodies. They were tricksters and may be similar to fairies. They have supposedly been sighted in Massachusetts and are known there as Dover Demons. Cirapé ("younger brother") is a companion of the old coyote trickster spirit. Awakkule is also a tri ...

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In Aztec mythology, Huehuecoyotl ("old, old coyote"; sometimes alternately "Ueuecoyotl") is the trickster god of music, dance, song. He is depicted in the Codex Borbonicus as a dancing coyote with human hands and feet, accompanied by a human drummer. Huehuecoyotl shares many characteristics with the trickster Coyote of the North American tribes, including storytelling and choral singing. In both cultures he is a prankster, whose tricks are often played on other gods but frequently backfire and cause more trouble for himself tha ...

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• Huehuecoyotl - Sources

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Kappa can stand for: Κ or κ, the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet: see Kappa (letter). A type of mischievous water imp in Japanese mythology: see Kappa (mythical creature). The adiabatic index of a gas in physics. A work of literature by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (March 1, 1892 - July 24, 1927). A trickster in Hawaiian mythology: see Kappa (Hawaiian mythology). In traditional Finnish measures, a volume measure at market squares. Physically it is a wooden box open at one side, and

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Azeban is a lower-level trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. The traditional homeland of the Abenaki is Wobanakik (Place of the Dawn), what is now called Northern New England and Southern Quebec. Azeban deceives animals and other beings for food or other services. Azeban is a dog of the Dawn Land People, specifically Cedar Girl. Azeban is one of a litter of six born to Awasosqua (Bear Woman). The others are Awasosis (Little Bear), Kwaniwibid (Long Tooth), Mikwe (Squirrel), Moosis (Little Moose) and Soksemo (Good Nose). All the spirits in Awasosqua's broods are dog ...

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Br'er Rabbit is a fictional character, the hero of the Uncle Remus stories derived from African American folktales of the Southern United States. The word "Br'er" in his name (and in those of other characters in the stories) presumably reflects a Baptist practice of including the title "Brother" in addressing male members of one's church congregation. The stories, however, can be traced back to trickster figures, particularly the hare, that figured prominently in the storytelling traditions of West Africa. These tales continue ...

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• Br'er Rabbit - The Tar Baby

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Anansi is one of the most important and famous gods of west African lore. He is a trickster and a culture hero, who acts on behalf of Nyame (his father, the sky god) and brings rain to stop fires and performing other duties for him. His mother is Asase Ya. There are several mentions of Anansi's children. According to some myths his wife is known as Miss Anansi or Mistress Anansi. Eventually, Anansi was replaced by a chameleon. He is depicted in numerous form ...

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• Anansi - Myths
• Anansi - Other names
• Anansi - In modern fiction
• Anansi - External link
• Anansi - In Music

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The Ute are a tribe of Native Americans from the western United States. Siats is a cannibalistic clown monster. Cin-an-ev is a wolf trickster and culture hero. The Ute especially venerated a bear spirit, who occasionally went on killing sprees. Sunuwavi, a Ute hero, once rescued his people from this by finding the qumu, the bear's fire medicine (spiritual power), and covering it with water, thus ending the spirit's power. Categories: Native American mythology | Ute ...

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Loki Laufeyjarson is the god of mischief in Norse mythology, a son of Fárbauti and Laufey. He is described as the "contriver of all fraud". Loki is in a sense both a god and a Jotun (comparable to the Titans and Gigantes of Greek mythology). He mixed freely with the gods for a long time, even becoming Odin's blood brother. The composer Richard Wagner presented Loki under an invented Germanized name Loge in his operas Das Rheingold and Die Walküre. Loki - Character. The trickster god is a complex ch ...

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• Loki - Character
• Loki - Children
• Loki - Scheming with fellow gods
• Loki - Slayer of Baldr
• Loki - Friend to man
• Loki - Other spellings

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The lumpenproletariat (German Lumpenproletariat, "rabble-proletariat") is a term originally defined by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in The German Ideology (1845), their famous second joint work, and later expounded upon in future works by Marx. In Marx's The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1852), the term refers to the 'refuse of all classes,' including 'swindlers, confidence tricksters, brothel-keepers, rag-and-bone merchants, ...

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• Lumpenproletariat - Used as a perjorative

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A confidence trick, confidence game, also known as a con or scam, is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the "mark") usually with the goal of financial or other gain. The confidence trickster, con man, scam artist or con artist often works with one or more accomplices called shills, who try to encourage the mark by pretending to believe the trickster. In a traditional con, the mark is encouraged to believe that they will obtain money dishonestly by c ...

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• Confidence trick - Origin of the term
• Confidence trick - Well-known confidence tricks
• Confidence trick - Extra finesse
• Confidence trick - Famous convicted and alleged con artists
• Confidence trick - Confidence tricks in the movies and television
• Confidence trick - Confidence tricks in literature
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The indigenous peoples of Australia can be classified into hundreds of language groups and clans. For this reason it is incorrect to classify any attribute as universal to them as a whole. However, almost all the belief systems found seem to be what can be considered a polytheistic, animistic religion. The following are individual religious stories from a plethora of cultures across the continent. Where possible, the ...

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Coyote mythology - The trickster. He often plays the role of trickster, although in some stories he is a buffoon and the butt of jokes and in a few is outright evil. His personality traits are usually greed, recklessness, impulsiveness and jealousy. Coyote is often the antagonist of his brother Wolf, who is wise and good natured but prone to giving in to Coyote's incessant demands. ...

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Coyote mythology, Coyote mythology - Coyote in mythology, Coyote mythology - The trickster, Coyote mythology - The creator, Coyote mythology - The culture hero, Coyote mythology - Coyote in the modern world, Coyote mythology - Coyote in popular culture

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Ufology - The natural explanation hypothesis. This is a theory that most UFO sightings are misunderstood phenomena such as ball lightning or by a visual illusions. See UFO#Identified Flying Objects (IFOs). Ufology - Psychosocial Hypothesis. This is a theory that some UFO sightings are hallucinations or fantasies and are caused by the same mechanism as various occult, paranormal, supernatural. or religious experiences (compare alleged sightings of the ...

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Ufology, Ufology - Hypotheses involving the objective existence of UFO's, Ufology - The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis, Ufology - The advanced human aircraft hypothesis, Ufology - The Interdimensional Hypothesis a.k.a. Cosmic Trickster Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis, Ufology - Sky Critter Hypothesis, Ufology - UFO's as perception or illusion, Ufology - The natural explanation hypothesis, Ufology - Psychosocial Hypothesis, Ufology - Groups Involved with Ufology, Ufology - UFO Researchers, Ufology - Sources

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