Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Trickster

There are 6 main traits that define a Trickster.
1) ambiguous personality
2) deceiver-trick player
3) shape shifter
4) situation inventor
5) messenger/imitator of gods
6) sacred/lewd bricoleur

When speaking of the Trickster we are within a liminal space,in-between point, where the boundaries of the normal world are earsed and we are free to say things that would be considered out of bounds like profanity words or things that protain to sexual desire because we are within this liminal space the rules dont apply.
the Trickster is motivated to do such this to satisfy his appetite for the flesh such as sleep, hunger, sexual desire etc. Often at times the trickster is considered a cultural hero because he supplies a wisdom or a moral to the people or by accident he supplies them with a tool.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Hercules last wife

Hercules last wife was named Deianira. There are mulitple versions of this story but all invole the same centaur that tries to take Deianira from Hercules but never succeds in doing so. At the end of one version Deianira kills Hercules with one of his shirts that has been soaked in the blood of the centaur. One interpatation of Deianira's name is great destruction.