The god Loki is the son of the giants Farbauti and Laufey and has two brothers and Býleistr Helblindi of which little is known. In the Eddas is described as "the origin of all fraud" and even the murder of Baldr, Odin saw it as his brother, which was freely mingling with the gods. After killing Baldr, the Aesir as Apture and tied him to three rocks but is said to be freed from these ties to fight the gods in Ragnarok.
However, Loki is a god as we have all heard many stories, since there is no cult or followers, at least not found any evidence of it, so can simply be represented as a mythical being.
As for his name, like Odin, but to a lesser extent, used many kennings skalds (symbol, made to name, also means knowing, as a kenning name) to refer to Loki, why has many names such as "Smith lying," "God beating", "transformed", "the sly", "Voyage of the sky" "Skywalker," Wizard of lies "and as many more.
Loki was a subdued figure of evil, a kind of con man among the gods. He is also adept at metamorphosis, with the ability to change both their appearance and their gender.
was the father of many human creatures and monsters of Norse mythology. With Angrboda, a giantess, had three children:
- Fenrir the giant wolf preordained to slay Odin at Ragnarok.
- Jörmungandr, the sea serpent.
- Hela, the goddess of the kingdom of the dead.
Loki also married Sigyn goddess who bore him two sons: Nafi and Vali. To punish Loki for the death of Baldr gods transormaron to Vali in a rabid wolf who broke Narfi throat. The viscera of it were used to bind Loki to three rocks until the arrival of Ragnarök.
In one occasion, become Svadilfari mare gave birth to the giant horse built part of the walls of Asgard, to Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse of Odin obseqiería.
Although Loki was a big problem for the gods (leading to death Baldr, the birth of Fenrir and other monsters that could eventually engulf the world), provided them with the most valuable items and treasures, from the hammer Thor's a flying boat, and these tools would be helpful for the gods to defeat evil. Who will be Loki Ragnarok origin, but also provides ways to overcome it.
captivity and Ragnarok: Gods
full of anger over the death of Baldr and Loki began to seek sanctuary in a mountain. He built a house with four doors to watch in all directions. Sometimes during the day is transformed into a salmon and hid in the cascades of Fránangr; thought of how they might catch and a fishing net woven linen. When the Æsir saw that were nearby, as Odin had seen from Hliðskjálf, burned the network became salmon and plunged into the River.
gods Loki found the house and seeing the ashes of the fishing net, they began to weave over and went to river. There will Loki escaped by jumping over the net, but the gods were divided into two groups to catch him. Loki when he was near the sea once again took a chance and jump on the network, but this time Thor caught him in the queue.
also caught the two children he had with Sigyn: Narfi and valuable (not to be confused with Vali, the son of Odin and Rind). The gods transformed Vali into a wolf who turned against his brother and killed him. Then they used the entrails to bind Loki Narfi three blocks stone, iron became the bonds and Skaði put a snake on his head so that the venom of the drop on his face. Sygin sits beside him and collects the venom of the snake in a wooden bowl, but when filled must throw the poison, and at the time the poison falls onto Loki's face. The pain is so terrible that twists causing earthquakes. His punishment will last until the twilight of the gods.
Baldr's death is an event that would precipitate the Ragnarök. Loki will be tied up until then. When Ragnarök finally comes, Loki will be released by the earth tremble. Vigrid sail to a boat that also carries Hela and all the inhabitants Helheim. Advance upon the bridge of Bifrost, then this will break. Vigrid be directed to the wolf Fenrir and the snake Jörmungandr, then Loki and Hrymr with all the giants. Hel's champions will also continue to Loki, as well as the children of Muspell.
Once in the battlefield will meet Heimdall and neither survive the encounter.
