| Function | Moral lessons • Celebration of wit and cunning |
| Abilities | Shapeshifting • Cunning • Chaos • Unpredictability |
| Mythology | |
| Depictions | Jackal • Hare • Sparrow |
| Interpretations | Devious prankster • Wise guide • Guardian of dark secrets |
| Literary influence | Challenging conventions • Disrupting established order |
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