Showing posts with label Mischief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mischief. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Deities of mischief and trickster (邪惡)

Deities by association (gods or goddesses of mischief and trickster (邪惡)

ApateGreekShe was one of the evil spirits released from Pandora's box. Her Roman equivalent was Fraus.
Discordia (디스코디아)RomanDiscordia is the Roman goddess of strife. Her Greek counterpart is Eris, her Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Latin counterpart is Concordia.
Eris (에리스)RomanEris (Greek Έρις, "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife, her name being translated into Latin as Discordia. Her Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Latin counterpart is Concordia.
Loki (로키)Norsethe god of mischief
TricksterGreek, Norse, Slavic folktales, Native American♂/♀In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and norms of behaviour.


Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deities_by_association

Friday, March 11, 1994

Loki (Norse)

Loki

A giant. He became a member of the Aesir when Odin made Loki his blood brother. He is the god of mischief, a trickster, and very cunning. After causing the death of Balder, he was bound by the gods until the Ragnarok, at which time, he will be freed.