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Loki

deity intermediate Norse single tradition · 23

Loki is an áss (god) in Old Nordic mythology, descended from jötnar.

↻ synthesized from 23 sources

When

First attested
1000 BCE
Attested period
-1000 – 2020
Historical notes
Documented in Old Nordic mythology.

Relationships

co occurs with
Jörð, Gerð, Vafþrúðnir, Hyndla, Luduan, La Llorona, Lightning Bird, Lubber fiend, Laelaps, Lamia, La-bar-tu, Labbu, Lady midday, Ladon, Lakanica, Lakhey, Lamiak, La Mojana, Lampades, Landvættir, Langmeidong, Lares, La Sayona, La Tunda, Laukų dvasios, Lauma, Leanan sidhe, Leimoniads, Leszi, Leuce, Leyak, Lidérc, Lietuvēns, Likho, Lilin, Lilitu, Limnades, Ljósálfar, Ljubi, Lo-lol, Lóng, Loogaroo, Lugat, Lui-kong-tsiau, Luison, Lusca, Lutin, Lynx, Longma, Ægir, Óðr, Vættir, Hildisvíni, Óttar, Skaði, Þjazi, Iðunn, Hnoss, Svaðilfari, Hött, Freyja, Hildr, Brísingamen, Susanoo no Mikoto, Susanoo no Mikoto, Anubis, Bast, Destiny, Delirium, Duma, Shivering Jemmy, Kilderkin, Cluracan, Nuala, Bes, Chaos, Nada, Choronzon, Merkin, Order, Völva, Hyrrokin, Beldeg, Rindr, Litr, Hermod, Sif, Fenrir, Dvalinn, Sleipnir, Grani, Vili, Laufey, Bestla, Bor, Ve, Gaea, Frigga, Skagg, Mangog, Dormammu, Rán, Hela, Skuld, Urd, Verdandi, Höd, Balderus, Hel, Baldr, Höðr, Frigg, Norns, Þökk, Helheim, Baldur, Viðofnir, Nanna, Amaterasu, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, Viðarr, kali, Shiva, Jörmungandr, jötnar, lamassu, Leviathan, Freyr, Remiel, Azazel, Vanir
parent of
Fenrir, Jörmungandr, Sleipnir, Hel, Narfi, Vali Halfling, Nari
enemy of
Gefjon, Freyja, Frigg, Heimdallr, Thor, Æsir, Odin, Balder, Vali, Njörðr, Þrymr, Allfather
allied with
Thor, Odin, Höðr, Hœnir, Surtur, Karnilla
manifests as
seal
serves
Odin
sibling of
Thor, Balder
syncretized with
Lóðurr, Loptr
manifested by
Thokk, Þökk
child of
Fárbauti, Laufey
consort of
Angrboða

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Mentioned by

and 1 more

Sources

wikipedia (23)
  1. *ansu-
  2. List of legendary creatures (L)
  3. Freyja
  4. Gefjon
  5. Brísingamen
  6. Sörla þáttr
  7. The infernal names
  8. The Sandman: Season of Mists
  9. Baldr
  10. Gungnir
  11. Odin (Marvel Comics)
  12. Sleipnir
  13. Valhalla
  14. Balder Dead
  15. Balder the Brave
  16. The Ballad of Baldr
  17. The Death of Balder
  18. Höðr
  19. Mistilteinn
  20. Too Human
  21. Váli
  22. Lóðurr
  23. Sword of Freyr

Source passages

“Despite this general juxtaposition between the Æsir and the jötnar, they were not conceived of as necessarily "biologically" distinct from one another, with many of the Æsir being descended from jötnar such as Odin, Thor, and Loki.”

#2792 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Loki (Norse) – Trickster figure”

#4868 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the Poetic Edda, Gefjon appears solely in three stanzas of the poem Lokasenna, where an exchange occurs between Gefjun and Loki at a dinner feast, and the god Odin comes to Gefjon's defense.”

#12538 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Loki, under the service of Odin, found out about Freyja's actions and told Odin. Odin told Loki to get the necklace and bring it to him. So Loki transformed himself into a fly”

#12664 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“avoiding Loki and other Norse characters.”

#15096 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001