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Arthur Cotterell, author of The Illustrated A-Z Classic Mythology: The Legends of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Norse and Celtic Worlds, described Loki by saying, â€Å"He was a mischief-maker, trickster, and shape-changer, and grew progressively more evil until the coming of Ragnarok, the end of the world.† Loki is only one of the many Norse gods and goddess, but he is the only one described as a trickster or evil god. In many cultures the mythologies often depict how actual people acted. Throughout history we can see different and similar gods and goddess or heroes and villains in the culture. Loki, god of fire and trickster, and the Joker, from The Dark Knight version 2008 movie, are very similar in the way they act and how it reflects in†¦show more content†¦May call Loki a trickster because he would trick people into doing things that they would not usually do, just to have fun or to get something out of it. However, Loki could be very loyal, though usually to on ly Thor, because after leading Thor into a trap, Loki stood with Thor in the end. Loki was married twice, first to the giant Angrboda and then to Sigyn. Loki and Sigyn had two sons: Vali and Narvi. Loki also had three kids with Angrboda; Fenrir, a wolf, Jormungand, a serpent, and Hel, ruler of the Germanic netherworld. So we can could say that is was natural for men of the Scandinavian culture to have multiple wives and kids. After Loki killed Balder, the â€Å"bleeding god,† Balder’s brother, Vali, bound Loki to a rock with a venomous snake dripping venom on him. However, his wife Sigyn sat beside him and would catch the venom in a bowl, so it not to hit Loki and hurt him. From what we read, we could conclude that most wives of the Scandinavian culture stayed with their husbands no matter what would happen and that they were dedicated to keeping their husbands satisfied. In order for Loki to be a trickster, he must have great intelligence to convince people or gods to do want he wants, to get want he wants in the end. Loki was smart when he said that he would trade his brother for his life because he knew that Thor could beat or kill them all with no problem. Since Loki was so intelligent, we can assume that there were people in the