Lucifer the trickster

The antagonist of most polythestic religions and myths takes the form of one of two categories, a blood enemy, who's entire purpose is to sow chaos, or the blood relative of the protagonist, who also wishes to sow chaos or discontent and generally changes his shape to do so.  We see the latter in the myth of Loki, who is jealous of his brother Thor, and is constantly doing things to discomfort him, or cause chaos in the realm of Asgard.  the thing most notable about Loki is that his son from a transformation into a wolf, will begin Ragnarok, or the last battle.  The Devil of Christianity is in many forms of the religion begins as one of God's angels.  during the war we discussed he rebelled against God out of jealousy and then fell or was cast down to the earth.  The first time we see him after he falls he changes his shape and tricks Eve into taking the forbidden fruit.  The immediate effect of which was that Adam and Eve were cast out of paradise and into chaos.