Mythology is perhaps one of the oldest customs of the human race. Myths are stories. They are stories that, through oral presentation and written documentation, have been passed down through centuries and are even still being created today. These stories carry themes and characters that are used to relate those themes. One prominent type of character in most myths is that of the "trickster". Two of the perhaps more well known tricksters throughout mythology are the Snake in the Garden of Eden and the lizard Agadzagadza in the African story of death. Despite the differences between them, both characters act as the antagonist in their respective story and their roles are in fact quite similar, if not the same.
As antagonists, the Snake and Agadzagadza play similar roles, but there are marked differences between them. The origination of each story and character creates clear-cut distinctions. The Snake and the Garden of Eden come from the creation story in the book of Genesis......

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Title: Mythological "Trickster"
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