09 September, 2018

Topic Research: Trickster gods

One of the topic ideas I came up with is trickster gods from various cultures interacting. For this topic, I would tell the stories of three different trickster gods taming fire, as this is a common theme with trickster gods throughout the world. I would tell the stories of Hermes (source), Maui (source), and Crow (source) stealing or creating fire. I would put my own twist on the stories by having the tricksters tell the stories themselves, in first person; as most myths are told in the third person, I think this will lend a different perspective to the story, as we will be able to see the characters' motivations.
In Hermes' fire myth, he creates fire himself. Maui wasn't the original discoverer of fire; rather, he destroyed all the fires in the world, and then set off to get more, all because he wanted to find out where the fire came from in the first place. Crow stole fire from the women of the stars and brought it back to Earth, where it was in turn stolen from him. Despite the similar themes in the three stories, they are all distinct tales, and they show the wide breadth of personalities and traits that trickster gods encompass.
A ring of fire. (Source

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