Loki or Loke is the mythical Fire-giant/deity of mischief in Norse mythology, a son of the giants Fárbauti and Laufey. Loki also had two brothers (Helbindi & Byleist) of whom nothing is known. He is described as the "contriver of all fraud". He mixed freely with the gods for a long time, even becoming Odin's blood brother.
Despite much research, "the figure of Loki remains obscure; there is no trace of a cult, and the name does not appear in place-names."[1] Sources inconsistently place him among the Æsir; however, this may only be due to him being a journeyman of sneak and his close relation with Odin and the amount of time that he spends among the Æsir.
Like Odin (though to a lesser extent), Loki bears many names: Lie-Smith, Sly-God, Shape-Changer, Sly-One, Lopt, Sky Traveller, Sky Walker and Wizard Of Lies among others.
The composer Richard Wagner presented Loki under an invented Germanized name Loge in his opera Das Rheingold. Loge is also mentioned, but does not appear as a character, in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung. The name comes from the common mistranslation and confusion with Logi (a fire-giant), which has created the misconception of Loki being a creation of fire, having hair of fire or being associated with fire.
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