Loki Laufeyson: The Stereotypes Of Teenagers

Loki is a complicated Norse pagan god associated with both the trickster archetype, and the devil. He helps the gods out of countless predicaments, yet he ultimately leads to their deaths. When most think of Loki, his monstrous children and role in Ragnarok come to mind. Recently, he has entered the collective consciousness due to his role as a villain in the popular Marvel movie, Thor. His changes in behavior can be explained by the influence of Christianity on Norse pagan religion. Loki had originally been an ambivalent trickster character, but eventually is portrayed as being like Satan. Rather than paganism influencing Christianity, as was common in other cultures, Christianity influenced Norse paganism by drawing parallels between the two mythologies. Loki’s portrayal began as a trickster god, became a parallel of the devil as Balder became increasingly Christ-like, and his modern representation is a mixture of the two opposing portrayals.

One of the most significant attributes of Loki is his connection to Ragnarök, or the end of the world according the Norse mythology. He triggers Ragnarök by “arranging the death of Baldur,” (Lindow, par. 6). He does this by tricking the blind god Hod into throwing a mistletoe spear at Baldur, killing him (McCoy, par. 9). He then turns against the gods and takes the side of the giant. Some of the major incidents that take place during the battle include: Jormungand, the giant serpent, slaying Thor; Fenrir, the wolf, killing Odin; and Loki and Heimdall mortally wounding each other (McCoy, par. 3 and 8). As punishment, the gods “tie him down to three rocks inside a cave” while “a venomous serpent sits above him, dripping poison onto him” (McCoy, par. 9).

To begin, Loki is a god, a giant, or both—his relation with the gods varies by source. A shape-shifter, he represents the pure spontaneity and constant change that has been known to both hurt and help the Aesir. He

Loki can also be described as a puzzling and complex character. For example, in The Golden Hair of Sif Loki came a Sif, which is the wife of Thor. She was sleeping under an ash tree, Loki quickly cut off her long golden hair leaving her head bare. Loki then was punished and sent to Svartheim, there he met some dwarfs. He talked the dwarfs into handing over two exquisite treasures. One of these exquisite treasures was a spear called Gungnir, another was a boat called Skidbladnir. Loki gave the spear to Odin, the ship to Freyr and, the hair back to Sif. So, in the end everyone was pleased with Loki’s prank.

The Norse god Loki is well known for his trickery and deceit in modern culture. He had a quick wit, a twisted sense of humor, and an appetite from devilry. In actuality he wasn’t born a god at all. Loki was the son of the giant Farbauti and giantess Laufey (“Loki: the Father of Lies and Deceit”). He snuck his way into becoming a god and was considered one of the Aesir. Even so he was a sort of “anti-hero” to the gods because of his mischievous ways (Allen, Saunders, “LOKI”).

We both viewed Loki as mean and indecisive. Loki was loyal at certain points but wasn’t loyal at other points. Loki didn’t weep for Balder and this is where I began to see him as cruel. Loki wasn’t like the other gods that part was for sure. The giants and the gods were not friendly. Both were not even close to being friendly with one another. There was always a war or hatred going on between the giants and gods.

Throughout Disney’s history of making animated films, it is arguable that no one has had as much power as Elsa, Queen of Arendelle, had in Frozen. However, though some may view the power at Elsa’s disposal as a fundamental step in portraying women empowerment in animated films, Deborah Ross, writer of the essay Escape from Wonderland, would be highly critical of the film. First, she would argue that while Elsa has tremendous ability to harness the power of ice to create magical things, her ability is shunned as sorcery throughout much of the movie and she conceals her true strengths. To Ross, that would send messages to young girls that even if they have unique attributes that sets them apart from others, they will be labeled or treated differently

Every actor in this video represents its role of character by their physical appearances and their performance. Thor for example, Chris Hemsworth, a masculine white male that clearly represent the physical appearance of a God. Moreover, Hemsworth’s acting shows he’s dominance as the heir of Asgard who will later be crowned as the King. For instance, in the scene when Loki tries to talk to Heimdall, Thor takes over the conversation by saying, “Enough”. At this moment, the character blocking also tells the audience who is dominating the conversation and it is Thor. At first he stands behind Loki, but

Devi is not merely a goddess of fertility, sex or childbirth, she is “known by [a] myriad of names and personified in many forms” (“Devi: The Great Goddess”), such as Durga the cosmic warrior, Sarasvati the goddess of learning and music, and Sita the heroine of Ramayana. One constant remains, however. Devi is immensely powerful and a prominent part of any society or religion in which she is worshipped, so much so that she represents the very “powerful spiritual energy” (“Devi: The Great Goddess”) which fuels her male counterparts (such as Brahma and Vishnu). Above all else, Devi is the symbol of divine femininity in all its incarnations: as a gentle mother, pure woman, loving creator, vengeful destroyer, loyal lover, and the very energy of

Loki took my hand in his and sat next to me. “I spent years to figure this out myself. I have tried to do what the gods never could, but still they regard me as beneath them. My mother was a goddess. But things are never as black and white in our choices. One man’s redemption is another’s punishment. But when you need me, I am here. Come, we must leave.”

Even though he was treated fairly by all members of his family, he himself feels inadequate. His character is the younger adopted brother to the biological and rightful heir to the throne; however, both children are unaware of the adoption. He is continually trying to measure up to his older brother. He feels the need to master or reach a level of perfection in everything that he does to show his adoptive father that he was just as good as Thor and was worthy to be his heir. (www.Marvel.com) This feeling of Inferiority has lead "Loki" to try to compensate for one of his imagined flaws that is only revealed to him. This had lead the way to "Loki" having an exaggerated sense of superiority and over compensating in many areas of his life. One of the personality projections that is directly related to Adler’s inferiority complex. Adler named this masculine protest. (Maltby

Well, Loki is one of the strong contenders who can wield Thor’s Hammer. In the world of comics, such things’ happening is no big deal.

It is never easy to be heartbroken, and we have known Loki for a much longer time. He has a way of getting under your skin, being both a blessing and a curse. You could leave this all behind and return to Earth none the wiser as to what awaits, or you can vigilantly prepare for the next battle.”

Loki Laufeyson is an Asgardian prince, the God of Mischief and usurper of the Asgardian throne. A misshapenFrost Giant, he is the adopted brother and nemesis of Thor, the adopted son of Odin and Frigga, and the biological son of the Frost Giant Laufey and an enemy of The Avengers.

Loki is a master trickster, who is half giant and half god. He is a friend of Odin and Thor, and the murderer of Balder. He was considered a friend to all gods, yet some gods only seen Loki as more trouble then he was worth. Daughter of Loki, Hel the goddess of death, had the lower half of a corpse with putrid flesh and exposed