Do you have any mischievous mythical creatures in your culture?

[Abaddon]

I am searching, what are the names of mischievous "things" in your culture?

Imps, Sirens, etc..

I am looking mostly for mischievous/temping/aluring creatures.

Cheers

Pictures and descriptions much appreciated!

 

[really]

I'll start making a list. It should be ready in a couple of hours.

 

[bigdog5994]

Brer Rabbit is one tricky bastard

Link to video.

Link to video.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br'er_Rabbit

 

[warpus]

Polish:

In Polish mythology, sky women were the warm-weather incarnations of the rusalki. Slavic women would go out in the first snowfall and build snow women to honor them, as snow is believed to be brought by the sky women. One belief has it that the thunder and lightning of springtime are brought on by Sky Women mating with the thunder gods; hence spring festivals included a celebration of the return of the rusalki from the waters with the placing of wreaths on the waters, and with circle dances and fire festivals.

The Boginki (Polish for "Little Goddesses"; singular: boginka) are spirits in Polish mythology. Traditionally, covens of old women would perform sacrifices and rituals for the nymphs of the riverbanks. Boginki were said to steal babies from their human parents that were replaced with Odmience – the Changed Ones. These spirits are said to be the original deities of life and predate the sky gods. They also appear to be forerunners of the Rusalki.

In Slavic mythology, a rusalka (plural: rusalki) was a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a waterway.

 

[Abaddon]

Lol yeah, Ireland I imagine is pretty good for them.

To add a bit more detail, a girl i am leading astray has said "can't fight her desires" so I want to have a suitably subtle facebook status (since hers was for me) that I can reply with.

e.g "Louis is a feindish swaggledoon"

 

[Supr49er]

We have the Menehune in Hawaii. They are small creative people who live hidden in the forests.

 

[Abaddon]

Louis Thomas Robert Rogerson is the incubus, the trauco, the depths of your desires.

 

[Mad Man]

Kappa-Japan(not my culture but something your probably looking for)
Leprechaun-Ireland
I'll add more as I find them!

 

[RLesink]

 

[musekick]

The jackalope can imitate voices.

 

[Mad Man]

Kappa-JapanView attachment 212471(not my culture but something your probably looking for)
Leprechaun-IrelandView attachment 212472
I'll add more as I find them!

The Cherokee have Nun'Yunu'Wi, while not mischievous but it is funny how you stop ithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun%27Yunu%27Wi

 

[Phlegmak]

Yeah, we have a few cruel, trickster creatures.

god (aka Yahweh, Jehovah)
Satan (aka Lucifer)
talking snakes
various minor angels

Actually, I can't think of much more than that.

 

[Mowque]

god (aka Yahweh, Jehovah)

He is a sly one...

 

[LucyDuke]

The [wiki]trickster[/wiki] is a nearly universal archetype.

You might find this useful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickster#Tricksters_in_various_cultures

 

[Shekwan]

Buckangel too.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

Fjøsnisse.

 

[Dachs]

There's the kobold, of old Germanic myth.

 

[scherbchen]

the brother's Grimm mentioned most I believe. curious about any they might have missed though.

 

[really]

Have you thought of using a biblical reference?

I can't think of anything particularily Irish that fits the bill.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Coyote is one.

Anansi is another; I wish I could remember where I first heard about him. Reading Rainbow, perhaps... but I'm not sure.

I can't think of anything particularily Irish that fits the bill.

Aren't mostly all fairies mischievous and light-hearted?