What myth is Loki?

Nordic mythology (also known as "Norwegian mythology"). I introduction of Loki: "Loki (Loki, alias Loptr or Hve? Rungr) is the god of fire and deception in Nordic mythology, and also the god of lies.

Loki is the son of Fabotti, a giant, and Laufey, a female giant. He is also the sworn brother of Odin, the god of Asa protoss. He is cunning and treacherous, and often speaks ill of himself and quarrels with other gods. Loki can be said to be the god with the most nicknames in Nordic mythology, such as: cunning man, treacherous god, shapeshifter, liar, Skywalker, air traveler, god of wisdom, god of evil and so on.

Because he is often regarded as a god of pranks, he can be regarded as a "god of wisdom" because he helped God with his intelligence. He caused the twilight of the gods, so he was regarded as an "evil god". )

In academic circles, it was jacob green who first proposed that Loki was a "Vulcan", and he was one of the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's fairy tales. According to the analysis of Swedish linguist Axel Cork, Loki's parents Fabotti and Laufey symbolize lightning and trees. Axel Kock believes that Fabi's name means "a dangerous blow", while Laufey is described as "slim and weak" in mythology, which represents a natural phenomenon that lightning strikes leaves and causes flames.

In Richard Wagner's German opera The Ring of Nibelungen, Loki is regarded as Vulcan, in which Loki is confused with Luigi.

Two. Introduction to Nordic mythology: Nordic mythology, also known as Norwegian mythology, is a unique myth system in Scandinavia. Its formation was later than other major myth systems in the world, and its oral communication history can be traced back to 1-2 century. It was first popular in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and spread northward to Iceland and other places with a group of immigrants around the 7th century.

Nordic mythology is a polytheistic system, which can be roughly divided into five life systems: giant (J? Tnar), the gods (go? S), elves (? Lfar), dwarves and mortals (horses? R). Unlike most myths, the human origin of Nordic myths is not soil, but trees. The three brothers Odin are creators. After creating the world, the two brothers walked along the seaside, where they found two trees and used them to create a man and a woman. But in other versions, human men and women were discovered and given gifts by Odin, Lord and Heiner on land.

In the Middle Ages, Christianity prevailed throughout Norway. Due to the strong political and political blow, most of the works recording Nordic myths were regarded as heresies and burned.

(There is controversy here. After the Nordic countries converted to Catholicism, they were completely divorced from traditional myths, which could not be simply attributed to the suppression of traditional myths by the Catholic Church. In fact, many Nordic myths have been preserved to this day, thanks to the arrangement and reservation of some Nordic Catholic priests at that time. )

The works based on Nordic mythology have been completely preserved to modern times, such as the Icelandic epic Eda and the Germanic epic Song of Nibelungen, and there are many Sakya written in ancient Norwegian.