I love them all but Raven from Pacific Northwest Native mythology is my favorite. He's a boundary crosser, a chaotic force that shakes up the status quo but also false assumptions and injustice. He saves the sun, moon and stars because it's what needs to be done and he is the vehicle of that necessity. Sometimes he seems ineffably deep and wise, sometimes silly and mischievous. But to be a Trickster is to be comfortable with paradox and with knowing that everything is in flux. A Trickster's perspective is often of one who is outside the system and sees its with true clarity, holding up a mirror, as you said, to us. That is a beautiful concept.
I would say Loki is my favorite. A facet of tricksters is a tendency to 'get around', or tease others who struggle with such. Tricksters tend to reap what they sow in that many of the challenges they face are the results of them somehow creating the problem or taking on the thing willingly. They also can fall into the Byronic hero and general antihero tropes/archetypes.
I really like this video because tricksters are fascinating! I guess my favorites are Coyote, Raven and Anansi. I'd love to see individual videos for different tricksters!
Coyote, anansi, big bad wolf, Brer Rabbit and eris both my favorite trickers characters and especially Loki he kind lots of trickers of my favorite trickers.
I'm so happy you covered this character type in mythology, and such a thorough video to cover the different types and characters! This is one of my new favorites from your channel! 🤩
I find it most interesting that each culture has its own trickster. You exposed the subject beautifully, as always. I keep loving your work, you always go into the intricacies and details of symbolic meanings which is so helpful.
From many members of the the Third Race from "Gargoyles" were depicted as tricksters that shaped the various mythologies on Earth like the Raven, Coyote, Anansi, and Puck.
I actually made up my own trickster type character. In fact he's my own self insert furrpersona. I named him Jack Renard, after both my favorite fairytale protagonist and the foxy trickster character of French folklore.
Me watching the video: "Where's THE trickster I know..." Narration, near the end of the video: "Perhaps the most famous trickster of mythology is Loki-" Me: "THERE'S the nod to my favorite pantheon to learn about." All in all a FABULOUS video! And yes, please! More videos on tricksters like Loki and Coyote! Thank you for the time and effor you put into these videos you do!
If I could be reborn as any trickster, I would choose to be a daitengu. Not only would I have magical powers, but I could also fly under my own power. As for where I’d live if I was a tengu, Mt. Takao is the place I’d call home. Because it’s a tourist attraction, I’d use my powers to mess with the heads of foreign tourists that are disrespectful as a means of teaching them a lesson.
@@wolfsbanealphas617 all myths are basically the same story in Mesopotamia Anu=Father Adam Enlil=Cain who is the thunder and lightning god in all myths and Enki=Cain the trickster who created humans. In Greek it's Chronos=Father Adam Cronos=Cain you can also find him by the C-K Kratos kitsune Katulu etc Zues=Abel in Roman and Zodiac Ares/Mars=Father Saturn/Capricorn=Cain Jupiter/Sagittarius=Abel. It's easy to see it in all myths flood stories and 2 creation stories tell it all self created is Father Adam creator of humans is Cain Bible project has some good content on Cain in their cities videos.
@@wolfsbanealphas617 the battle is for good and evil same thing different outlook on it. Everything was established at the foundation and interpreted into the various forms we see today.
@bwtilesetter7776 might want to back off the hallucinogenics for a bit, mate. You've created bridges where there is none. A tachyon web of rabbit holes and misunderstandings that you border on conspiracy theorist
I have applied some tricksters in my novels. And I always knew that Set was a trickster, though in the Egyptian pantheon, he is my grandfather. Planning to do him sometime?
Diego Dela Vega is a trickster himself since he constantly pretends to be a spineless fop to keep others from realizing that he is Zorro. Erik, aka The Phantom of the Opera can also be considered a trickster with the pranks he pulls on the managers of the theatre, using his skills as a ventriloquist to make Carlotta sound like she was croaking, or, like in the movie, switching out her throat spray that made her lose her voice onstage.
A trickster soul will teach your only how to be bad not to be good and they won’t care about your development as a person . They will take your energy which made you lethargy and tired instead giving you energy to be healthy .
Ya know, the whole fight between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite could have been easily avoided if the three had remembered that at a wedding the BRIDE is the fairest. Greedy little goddesses.
I think that if Sun Drop and Moon Drop were mythological characters, Moon would be the trickster. Sometimes helpful, sometimes harmful, you never actually know.
My favorite archetypal character trope in fictional stories. I've always found the stories of tricksters to be much more complex, interesting, and compelling than the boring stories of fabled heroes always ending up winning against the villain, and saving the day by overcoming difficult trials and tribulations. And them always being bound by a "moral code" where the lines of good and bad are defined makes heroes so boring to relate. Plus, such characterization for morally "good" heroes is such a narrow-minded perspective of the grander worldview where certain situations aren't as easily defined by the lens of heroes seeing things as simply "good", or "bad". Such narrative tool is cliche, as it is overdone.
@@bjgoodrich5864 "Bart Simpson fits the trickster archetype just like the Trickster from the Winnebago tribe in that he loves playing practical jokes and disregards human life for his entertainment, while also demonstrating empathy for people he cares about."
I love them all but Raven from Pacific Northwest Native mythology is my favorite. He's a boundary crosser, a chaotic force that shakes up the status quo but also false assumptions and injustice. He saves the sun, moon and stars because it's what needs to be done and he is the vehicle of that necessity. Sometimes he seems ineffably deep and wise, sometimes silly and mischievous. But to be a Trickster is to be comfortable with paradox and with knowing that everything is in flux. A Trickster's perspective is often of one who is outside the system and sees its with true clarity, holding up a mirror, as you said, to us. That is a beautiful concept.
Another trickster is the raven that stole the sun. Imo that is insanely impressive if not terrifying.
I would say Loki is my favorite. A facet of tricksters is a tendency to 'get around', or tease others who struggle with such. Tricksters tend to reap what they sow in that many of the challenges they face are the results of them somehow creating the problem or taking on the thing willingly. They also can fall into the Byronic hero and general antihero tropes/archetypes.
Since the Mask was a product of Loki, that makes him the ultimate trickster !
loki was alwas, the ultimate trickster
I’d say leprechauns are good tricksters. They’re not like they are depicted in cartoons they’re actually very sinister.
I think a video of what leprechauns are really like would be a great idea to do for St Patrick’s day
Could you tell me a bit more about leprechauns? I'm mostly familiar with them being captured and held for ransom
Leprechauns aren't real, you do understand that don't you?? Unbelievable!!
I seen leprechaun in the hood I know they're sinister 🤣
I really like this video because tricksters are fascinating! I guess my favorites are Coyote, Raven and Anansi. I'd love to see individual videos for different tricksters!
Anyone else notice they show pictures of Robin Hood sometimes in this episode, but don’t even discuss him
Coyote, anansi, big bad wolf, Brer Rabbit and eris both my favorite trickers characters and especially Loki he kind lots of trickers of my favorite trickers.
Anansi 🕷️, Esu Elegba 🪄, Papa Legba🎩,
Baron Samedi 💀, Kouzen Zaka 👨🏿🌾,John The Conquer 🏃🏿, Sun Wukong 🐒 and Coyote 🐺 my favorite divine tricksters 💨👻
I love the Trickster archetype.
you gotta love, when the modest tricksters were presented, classic
I'm so happy you covered this character type in mythology, and such a thorough video to cover the different types and characters! This is one of my new favorites from your channel! 🤩
Anansi Loki Puck Sun Wukong Coyote and Baron Samedi and Robin Hood are my favourite tricksters within Mythology!
I find it most interesting that each culture has its own trickster. You exposed the subject beautifully, as always. I keep loving your work, you always go into the intricacies and details of symbolic meanings which is so helpful.
Unleash this fantastic mythology on me please lol! Tricksters... let's go!
Loki is by far my favorite trickster in mythology
From many members of the the Third Race from "Gargoyles" were depicted as tricksters that shaped the various mythologies on Earth like the Raven, Coyote, Anansi, and Puck.
Please do some videos on orcs, gremlins, goblins, and ogres.
They’ll do these creatures sometime in the future. Be patient. Like I have to wait for them to do a video about the banshee goddess Cliodhna.
I actually made up my own trickster type character. In fact he's my own self insert furrpersona.
I named him Jack Renard, after both my favorite fairytale protagonist and the foxy trickster character of French folklore.
This is one of the most interesting videos you guys have made. Amazing work as always ❤
Awesome, first comment! Love your videos and learning new lore and rehearing old lore, keep up the amazing work!
Tricksters are the best!
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Speaking of Little Red Riding Hood, in some versions of the original fairy tale, the Big Bad Wolf was actually a werewolf.
And I’m pretty sure both goblins and gremlins can be considered tricksters as well. And in some stories, ghosts can also act as tricksters.
The versions where grandma is saved after being consumed almost seems more like possession where the wolf was literally cast out of her
Me watching the video: "Where's THE trickster I know..."
Narration, near the end of the video: "Perhaps the most famous trickster of mythology is Loki-"
Me: "THERE'S the nod to my favorite pantheon to learn about."
All in all a FABULOUS video! And yes, please! More videos on tricksters like Loki and Coyote! Thank you for the time and effor you put into these videos you do!
I love my shadow self ❤️🤗 #ShadowIntergration #MentalAlchemy
If I could be reborn as any trickster, I would choose to be a daitengu. Not only would I have magical powers, but I could also fly under my own power. As for where I’d live if I was a tengu, Mt. Takao is the place I’d call home. Because it’s a tourist attraction, I’d use my powers to mess with the heads of foreign tourists that are disrespectful as a means of teaching them a lesson.
Trickster god=Cain Thunder lighting god=Abel all the same story Sif=Lulu Abel's soulmate
Interesting explain please how is Caine a trickster and Abel representation of thunder
@@wolfsbanealphas617 all myths are basically the same story in Mesopotamia Anu=Father Adam Enlil=Cain who is the thunder and lightning god in all myths and Enki=Cain the trickster who created humans. In Greek it's Chronos=Father Adam Cronos=Cain you can also find him by the C-K Kratos kitsune Katulu etc Zues=Abel in Roman and Zodiac Ares/Mars=Father Saturn/Capricorn=Cain Jupiter/Sagittarius=Abel. It's easy to see it in all myths flood stories and 2 creation stories tell it all self created is Father Adam creator of humans is Cain Bible project has some good content on Cain in their cities videos.
@@bwtilesetter7776 I see but I was told the conflict between caine and able was between industry vs environment
@@wolfsbanealphas617 the battle is for good and evil same thing different outlook on it. Everything was established at the foundation and interpreted into the various forms we see today.
@bwtilesetter7776 might want to back off the hallucinogenics for a bit, mate. You've created bridges where there is none. A tachyon web of rabbit holes and misunderstandings that you border on conspiracy theorist
What a wonderful topic! Thanks for another great episode. 😁🔥🙌
Yes Loki's actions do bring about Ragnarok but they also usher in a new reborn paradise...
The Fair Folk. Just... the Fair Folk.
Agreed, they scare me, and are very dangerous.
As Japanese tricksters, Kitsune and Tanuki are more popular than Tengu.
I have applied some tricksters in my novels. And I always knew that Set was a trickster, though in the Egyptian pantheon, he is my grandfather. Planning to do him sometime?
Yes
@@MythologyUnleashed Great! Can’t wait!
Do episode of Maui
Great video keep up the good work
ENTP in the MBTI personality types tend to be the most like this archetype. Enneagram 7w8, SLUEI in the Big 5. ENTp in socionics.
Always enjoy these
Diego Dela Vega is a trickster himself since he constantly pretends to be a spineless fop to keep others from realizing that he is Zorro.
Erik, aka The Phantom of the Opera can also be considered a trickster with the pranks he pulls on the managers of the theatre, using his skills as a ventriloquist to make Carlotta sound like she was croaking, or, like in the movie, switching out her throat spray that made her lose her voice onstage.
Love this
A trickster soul will teach your only how to be bad not to be good and they won’t care about your development as a person . They will take your energy which made you lethargy and tired instead giving you energy to be healthy .
Where does this knowledge come from?
Ya know, the whole fight between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite could have been easily avoided if the three had remembered that at a wedding the BRIDE is the fairest. Greedy little goddesses.
Humility was practically non-existent to the Greek pantheon!
@@MythologyUnleashed True.
❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍
Coyote is my favorite trickster!🩷🐺
I think that if Sun Drop and Moon Drop were mythological characters, Moon would be the trickster. Sometimes helpful, sometimes harmful, you never actually know.
Mmm mmm about the only Trickster I know of is Loki as you said he is the most famous............. What and the Monkey King he kind of famous one too
They'll appear as a child in the road to cause one to swerve. Many are caught on cams ~Slapped Ham channel will educate
So the Trickster is the chance or wild card.
My favorite are Loki and Son Wu Kong.
I agree that captain Jack Sparrow would be a great trickster
Tricksters come from the dmt realm 😈😈😈
Set did trick Osiris but the further back you go the more different he is
My favorite archetypal character trope in fictional stories. I've always found the stories of tricksters to be much more complex, interesting, and compelling than the boring stories of fabled heroes always ending up winning against the villain, and saving the day by overcoming difficult trials and tribulations. And them always being bound by a "moral code" where the lines of good and bad are defined makes heroes so boring to relate. Plus, such characterization for morally "good" heroes is such a narrow-minded perspective of the grander worldview where certain situations aren't as easily defined by the lens of heroes seeing things as simply "good", or "bad". Such narrative tool is cliche, as it is overdone.
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I wish that you didn't put the simpson in this video it's not a trickster.😾
Bart is a trickster.
@@adoe2305 No he is not!!!😾
He is just a brat!!!!😾😾
@@bjgoodrich5864 "Bart Simpson fits the trickster archetype just like the Trickster from the Winnebago tribe in that he loves playing practical jokes and disregards human life for his entertainment, while also demonstrating empathy for people he cares about."
@@adoe2305 Somehow I don't see that way!😾
@@bjgoodrich5864 I'm sure there's a lot of things you don't see 😂 Doesn't mean they're not real.
Sounds like a narcissist
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I love how you put Thieves and Herm’s one after another! 🤘🥷
Unleash this fantastic mythology upon me please lol! Tricksters... let's go!
Unleash this fantastic mythology upon me please lol! Tricksters... let's go!