10 gods & spirits
Tricksters and Unlikely Guides
A stolen object, a clever disguise or an unexpected visitor can change a whole story. Meet figures who cross boundaries, carry messages and upset familiar arrangements. Some help their companions; others leave trouble behind.
10 gods & spirits
Eshu
messenger at the crossroads
Hermes
messenger and guide between worlds
Loki
the restless shapeshifter
Sun Wukong
the Monkey King
Baba Yaga
the unsettling woman of the forest
Ehecatl
the wind that sets the sky in motion
Hecate
goddess of crossroads and night journeys
Veles
the god named beside cattle and oaths
Quetzalcoatl
the feathered serpent
Ame-no-Uzume
the dancer outside the sun's cave
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