Loki is a wily trickster god of Norse mythology, while recognized as a nominal member of the Norse gods, Loki plays a highly unique role among the gods, giants and the other kinds of spiritual beings that populates the Norse religion. Loki fathered Hel (Goddess of the Underworld), Jormungand (World Serpent who killed Thor during Ragnarok), Fenrir (The wolf who killed Odin during Ragnarok), and mothered Sleipnir (Odin’s eight legged horse) when he shapeshifted into a mare and courted the stallion Svadilfari.
Loki is often portrayed as a nihilistic character whose only concern is for pleasure and self-preservation, he is playful, malicious but helpful to the other gods at the same time, this can be seen in many tales where Loki rectifies calamities for which himself caused in the beginning.
