Hermes: neither an illegitimate mortal nor a simple contrarian but a secret third thing
(From “Trickster Makes This World,” Lewis Hyde auth.)
“The rules of bodily decorum usually imply that the cosmos depends on the shame we feel about our bodies. But sometimes that lesson is a lie, and a cunningly self-protecting one at that, for to question it requires self-exposure and loss of face, and who would want that? Well, trickster would, as would all those who find they cannot fashion a place for themselves in the world until they have spoken against collective silence.” - Lewis Hide, Trickster Makes This World
Replace “the gods” with “the wealthy” here and absolutely nothing changes