"The ambiguity is common in post-Neolithic cultures," Hackworth said. 
"As technology became more important, the Trickster underwent a shift in 
character and became the god of crafts—of technology, if you 
will—while retaining the underlying roguish qualities. So we have the 
Sumerian Enki, the Greek Prometheus and Hermes, Norse Loki, and so on.