Once again on a quest to save his own skin, Loki transformed himself into a falcon, grabbed Idun in his claws and out of Thiazy’s grasp and flew away. They forced Loki to rescue Idun or face their wrath instead. This, in turn, angered the rest of the Asgardian gods as they needed Idun to stay alive. Loki complied with Thiazi’s ultimatum and kidnapped the goddess to save his life. Idun is one of the lesser-known Norse deities today but she’s integral to the very survival of the Asgardian pantheon as her epli (apple) fruits are what gives the gods their immortality. Angry at Loki’s misdeeds, Thiazi threatened to kill him unless Loki brought him the goddess Idun. In it, Loki found himself in trouble with the furious giant Thiazi. One of the best examples of Loki being “forced” to do good is the story of The Kidnapping of Idun.
Most of the myths involving Loki begin with him engaging in some mischievousness or getting into trouble. The Giant Wolf Fenrir: Who would kill Odin during Ragnarok.Ragnarok will begin when the serpent, who is said to be wrapped around the world, let’s go of his tail thereby causing a sequence of events that will end the world. Jörmungandr: The World Serpent, who is fated to fight Thor during Ragnarok, with the two destined to kill each other.Hel: The goddess of the Norse underworld, Helheim.Loki also had three more children from the giantess Angrboda ( Anguish-Boding) who were destined to play significant roles during Ragnarok, the apocalyptic event that is fated to end the world as the Norse knew it. From his wife, the goddess Sigyn ( Friend of Victory) he also had one son – the jötunn/giant Nafri or Nari.
Loki may have been a mother to only one child, but he was the father of several more. There are occasional “good deeds” that can be attributed to Loki as well but more often than not their “goodness” is a byproduct of Loki’s mischievousness and not its intent. Many Norse myths include Loki in one way or another, usually as a chaotic force that runs amok and causes unnecessary, and often fatal, problems. Whether god or giant, Loki was first and foremost a trickster. Many of Asgard’s gods had giant heritage as well, including Odin who was half-giant and Thor who was three-quarters giant. However, he’s not the only god to have giant-blood. As such, calling him “a god” may appear inaccurate. Loki was the son of the giant Farbauti (meaning Cruel Striker) and the giantess Laufey or Nál ( Needle), depending on the myth.
While Loki is known as Odin’s brother and an uncle to Thor, in reality he was not a god at all but either a half-giant or a full-giant who became a god by some trickery. Loki is the most infamous god in Norse mythology and arguably one of the most mischievous gods among all ancient religions.
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