Trickster
（重定向自Cosmic joker）
![The trickster figure Reynard the Fox as depicted in an 1869 children's book by Michel Rodange.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Reynard-the-fox4521.jpg")
![Loki cuts the hair of the goddess Sif.](/Images/godic/202501/06/How_loki_wrought_mischief_in_Asgard_by_Willy_Pogany4521.png")
![Br'er Rabbit is a trickster character who succeeds through his wits rather than through strength.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Br'er_Rabbit_and_Tar-Baby4521.jpg")
![Coyote often has the role of trickster as well as a clown in traditional stories.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Coyoteinacanoe4521.png")
In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphisation), which exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge, and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and conventional behaviour. It is suggested by G.P. Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this context by Daniel G. Brinton in 1885.