Mystery AtlasKitsune
Fox spirits in Japanese folklore credited with shapeshifting, illusion, and trickery, ranging from mischievous to malevolent to benevolent depending on the tale; associated with the Shinto deity Inari and distinguished in tradition between wild (yako) and celestial or divine (zenko) foxes.
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Kitsune is an instance of Trickster Archetype.
Kitsune is frequently compared to Loki — Both are shapeshifting tricksters whose transformations into animal or other forms are central to their mythology rather than incidental to it.