Loki

A trickster god who causes change, for better and for worse. He puts the story into motion. Without him and his chaos, things that need to happen don't happen. A lot of the current understanding of him (including associations with the color green and having a horned helmet) are warped by Marvel. Some modern Heathens also deride him and his worshipers due to mythology. Suffice it to say he is very often misunderstood.

Kennings

• Friend of Odin
• Son of Farbauti
• The deep-minded retaining god of plunder
• The cargo of the arms of Sigyn
• The father of the wolf
• The confidant of Thor
• The hound of the roaring sea of corpses of Idunn
• The leading slave of Idunn
• The thought-trier of Hoenir
• The brother of Byleistr
• The leader of the troops
• The girdle thief of Brisingr
• The loyal friend of Hoenir
• The friend of Hoenir
• The amazingly cunning son of Farbauti
• The father of Midgardsormr
• The by no means trustworthy mind-tester of the Gautr of host-thunder (battle)
• The cargo of the arms of the harm-woman (Angrboda)
• The brother of Byleistr

Offerings

Food: Sponge cake, sweets in general, spicy food, foods with a lot of spices in them, homemade meals, junk food
Drink: alcoholic beverages in general, sweet drinks
Devotional activities: visual art, performing arts, textiles

Festivals

Saturdays

Saturdays are called Lodurr's day in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish, and Lodurr is equated to Loki.

April Fool's Day

This is obviously related to the nature of the holiday and Loki's status as a trickster deity.

Sponge Cake Day

September 4-5 marks the anniversary of the modern Lokean festival originating in an event known as "spongecakegate".

Resources

• Pagan Portals: Loki by Loptson Dagulf
• Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods by Lea Svendsen
• Kenning Lexicon
• Loki: An Illustrated Guide to the Trickster God by L. Dean Lee
• Loki's page on The Troth website

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