Trickster
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In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey
The trickster figure Reynard the Fox as depicted in an 1869 children's book by Michel Rodange
Trickster subplot in The Relapse: Tom Fashion, pretending to be Lord Foppington, parleys with Sir Tunbelly Clumsey in a 19th-century illustration by William Powell Frith.
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Anansi
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Anansi or Ananse is a character in Akan religion and folklore associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, wit, mischievousness, cunning, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider. Anansi is a c
Trickster
…personified rabbit, known as Brer Rabbit, is the main trickster figure. In West Africa (and thence into the Caribbean via the slave trade), the spider (see Anansi) is often the trickster. In southern African folklore, the entity known as Kaggen often takes the role of a trickster, usually taking the form of a…
Gold covered staff held by Akan linguist court official
Illustration used by Puerto Rican storyteller Tere Marichal.