apart from the minor gods of rock , tree and water , there are two that haunt the ramtops - hoki , half a man , half a goat , and entirely a bad practical joker , who was banished from dunmanifestin for pulling the old exploding mistletoe joke on blind io , chief of all the gods ; and also herne the hunted , the terrified and apprehensive deity of all small furry creatures whose destiny it is to end their lives as a brief , crunchy squeak ...