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Hermes Is A Trickster Character Archetypes In Greek Mythology

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In world mythology, trickster, faithful companion, and animals have become frequent archetypes. When you think trickster, you think of someone who is full of mystery, they’re secretive and always playing jokes. The trickster character archetypes comes up in almost every culture. When you think of a faithful companion you think of someone that’s loyal, or that’s always there for you. The faithful companion is a character archetype that pops up in some cultures. Last but not least animals is a symbolic archetype. Animals are everywhere and in everyday life.
In Greek mythology, Hermes (the messenger of the gods) was the known trickster. Hermes was a trickster since birth; when he stole cattle from Apollo. A trickster was portrayed as mysterious and evil. The lesson thought us that it’s not right to trick and deceive people. What we take out of the lesson is that tricking people is wrong but also that it breaks there trust. The meaning stays the …show more content…

Loki has used his gift for both good and evil. The lesson learned is that there will always be good to out way the bad. In today’s society the lesson learned is that sometime the bad out ways the good and vice versa. The meaning starts to change in this culture. It starts to mean good or bad there will always be deception.
In African Mythology, Anansi is a known trickster. Anansi was a lazy spider that didn’t want to do anything. The lesson learned is what comes around goes around. In society the lesson learned is still the same but called karma. The meaning never changed just what it was called.
In Norse Mythology, Garm is Hel’s faithful companion. Garm guards the gates of Hel. He protects Hel and the souls from any harm. This archetype is important because it show that even through hard times you will always have someone by your side. In today’s society we still have faithful companions and the meaning hasn’t changed. They are still always there for you and

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