Loki

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Loki is a trickster god in Norse mythology known for his shape-shifting, cunning, and role in both aiding and undermining the other gods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse deity
mythological figure
trickster god
aids Odin
Thor
other Aesir
alignment ambiguous
associatedConcept chaos
liminality
mischief
transformation
associatedWith Aesir
giants
canShapeShiftInto fly
mare
old woman
salmon
various animals
various human forms
capturedBy Aesir
causesEvent death of Baldr
child Fenrir
Hel
Jörmungandr
Narfi
Sleipnir
Vali (son of Loki)
consort Angrboða
culture Germanic mythology
Norse mythology
eventualSideAtRagnarök forces of chaos
father Fárbauti
gender male
knownForMyth Lokasenna (Loki’s flyting)
binding of Fenrir
building of Asgard’s wall
creation of Mjölnir
death of Baldr
the theft of Iðunn’s apples
locationDuringPunishment cave
mother Laufey
notableFor cunning
deception
shape-shifting
opposes Aesir gods
Baldr
primarySources Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
Skaldic poetry
punishment bound with entrails of his son
tortured by serpent’s venom
rescuedFromVenomBy Sigyn
role trickster
spouse Sigyn
willFightAgainst Aesir at Ragnarök


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