Miscellaneous Myths: Loki

i was honestly shocked when i saw the notification with the title. i was like "what the fuck is she gonna talk about we don`t know anything"

hannah barboza vianna bekierman

Red, I think Loki and Prometheus might share a common proto indo european origin: they are both tricksters who oppose their Pantheons, come from a different race of gods defeated by said Pantheon (titans, frost giants), they have a link to fire for the benefit of humanity and they get chained to a rock and tortured by an animal as punishment. The similarities are just too strong

Loved this video Red, thank you for showing all the other theories out there about Loki and what the possible motivations where for developing him as a major mythical force. Very interesting. If I had a time machine I would go back just to ask questions about stuff like this.

James Obsidian

Also (spoilers for the end of Attack On Titan, stop if you don’t want to know) Loki being necessary to the end of the age of the age of Asgard parallels really well to Eren’s ending as the Code Geiss styled bringer of a new age by getting enemies to team up and kill him!!!

Jason Veevaert

Agreed!

Jason Veevaert

Fantastic video!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I’d really like to hear your thoughts on Jack Kirby’s new god characters, especially in the context of them being descended from the Norse pantheon.

Jason Veevaert

Is there any connection between Loki and the Salmon of Knowledge, or is that just a coincidence?

LinguaPhiliax

Gotta love Christian views of pagan god's, one century they're secretly Jesus, the next they're literally just Satan.

Nathan Dunlap

I was gonna say, have you seen the show LEGO Monkie Kid? I'll post a link to where you can watch it, but it's basically a comedy-based sequel to the Journey to the West, with the main character wielding Sun Wukong's staff and fighting his enemies, while being trained by the Monkey King himself. It commits the sin of having the Demon Bull King being the "main villain" of the first season, but it seems to pay good homage to the original story, and be hilarious all the same. Also, the guy voicing Sun Wukong is the guy who currently does the voice of Son Goku in DragonBall Z, so it's kinda coming full circle in the WEIRDEST WAY POSSIBLE!!

Eric Stovall

I've always loved Loki for his unorthodox nature as a god, and having that very sentiment so amazingly detailed in this video was a blast. It was also the video that finally made me realize that I wasn't supporting you here...which honestly suprised me when I realized, since you all have been some of my favorite creators for quite some time now. So yeah, love your work

NepNep

Okay, this video is FANTASTIC, and well worth all the work you put into it! Much congrats on the finished result, and here's to much more to come!

Eric Stovall

So Loki = Chaotic Vesta. Gotcha. Never saw that one coming lol

at last, fulfillment

I feel like I’ve been looking forward to this video since I first discovered OSP.

PsycheDiver