Trickster Deities

There is a negative connotation on Trickster deities, that need not be there. The result of this mindset is due to the influence of the devil and Christianity. Trickster deities such as Veles, Hermes, Reynard, Prometheus, Odin, Loki, Puck, and more. They master magic, invent alphabets, find and bring back gifts for the gods and their people. Puck is a romantic and will matchmake lovers who catch his eye, Loki brought back Gullinbursti, Mjolnir and other great gifts that the gods use, Prometheus gave man fire and crafts, Hermes the alphabet and much more. 

The "Trickster" category is a broad and complex one, that is more of a means to simplify a deity than to outright explain it. None of these deities as tricky as they may be, are evil. Most were in fact beloved by their own people and still are. They are teachers, guardians, romantics, and helpfully cunning. To allow "Trickster" to be a negative is to ignore 10's of thousands of a years of history for less than 2000




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