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'''Loki''' is not really a god, but a clever and handsome giant who is befriended by [[Odin]] and lives among the Aesir. Loki is the trickster in these myths: a complex and enigmatic character. Describing him simply as "the bad guy" does not begin to describe the many roles he plays. At the end of the mythic sequence, however, he has become evil and seeks the destruction of the gods.
'''Loki''' is not really a god, but a clever and handsome giant who is befriended by [[Odin]] and lives among the Aesir. Loki is the trickster in these myths: a complex and enigmatic character. Describing him simply as "the bad guy" does not begin to describe the many roles he plays. At the end of the mythic sequence, however, he has become evil and seeks the destruction of the gods.
Loki has several children, the most notable being the wolf Fenris, the giant snake Jormungand (often called the Midgard Serpent), and the death goddess Hela. Fenris and Jormungand are unquestionably evil, but Hela, although ghastly to look on (half woman and half corpse), seems to be relatively benign as long as she remains in her domain of Niflheim.
Loki has several children, the most notable being the wolf Fenris, Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir (who Loki was the '''mother''' of), the giant snake Jormungand (often called the Midgard Serpent), and the death goddess Hela. Fenris and Jormungand are unquestionably evil, but Hela, although ghastly to look on (half woman and half corpse), seems to be relatively benign as long as she remains in her domain of Niflheim.
==Ragnarok==
'''Ragnarok''' is the prophecied [[End of the world]] in Norse mythology. On that day, the Midgard Serpent will rise from the ocean, the Fenris Wolf will swallow the sun, and Hela will lead an army of the dead against the living in a ship made from the fingernails of the dead.
This has yet to happen.
[[Category:Norse Mythology]]
[[Category:Norse Mythology]]
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