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Inspired by this song : www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xO4xU…
(Text: : chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/l… ) [which is nothing great musically but...a Loki song is a Loki song...
It is based on a prometheic interpretation of the myth, in which Loki steals the fire and gives it to us humans(that's his “gift”), I believe it has something to do with Wagner, but I can't bear to listen to that so..er...not so sure!
At first I couldn't understand what a frost giant had to do with fire.
Then I got it.
He's hot. 
Hope you like it!!
On Tumblr: frogsfortea.tumblr.com/post/75…
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Yay I love this song (it kinda grows on you) couldn't find the lyrics to it anywhere.
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Sorry if people already said that, but while he is a giant, he's not actually a frost giant in the original myths.
Also, beside what jebbifurzz already wrote, he literally is wildfire, as the son of Farbauti (=cruel striker, meaning 'lightning') and Laufey (meaning something with wood, I forgot the literal translation).
His name is also really close to 'Logi', which means fire.
So him giving fire is not actually that far-fetched and grounded in various rituals and customs of that time. ^^
Nitpicking aside, great picture! The fire effects are breathtaking.
I especially love the text there, plus, it's kinda true. People liked Thor a lot as protector and all, but ultimately also feared him a lot.
Well, same for Loki, but still. ^^
And even if him and fire can be explained and makes sense, your reasoning that it's because he's hot can't be faulted either.
True facts. ^^
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Oh my various gods! Someone else who has heard that song!
Lovely picture. I like the fire effect. I agree, it seems odd that a frost giant has fire in his repertoire of godly domains, but stranger things have happened.
Keep up the good work!
Blessed be
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HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA I was all serious about this then I read the description
Ahhhhhh what can I say that you haven't already heard?? This is just badass!!! I absolutely love it!! 
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Great job- his expression is perfect for those words, and the fire looks awesome. Kudos, keep it up!
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Wow you drew him really well! And his hand! That's so good! Hands can be so difficult with all their joints. Well done!
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OH GOD.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVED THIS SONG THE MOMENT I HEARD IT, WISHING HIDDLESTON WOULD SING IT (Please?).....
THIS.IS.PERFECTION!
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Perfection! From the lines to the colors, from the quote to the song... from Tom Hiddleston to Loki
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Yeah, the thing with Loki and fire is slightly confusing, but a connection definitely exists. Different peoples of different Nordic-settled nations and islands who had not been in contact since being settled by common ancestors were all found to have sayings, customs, and tributes devoted to the same house-spirit-type-god called Loki. (The fact that they had not been in contact at all shows that these practises are from their common ancestors in the distant past, and are not a modern invention, as that is the only way these people without connection to one another other than their common past could have held the same practises for the same god/spirit.) Loki was not the fire itself, but he was the one who helped the home to have a good roaring fire, and lots of his tributes (dairy skin, lost baby teeth, knotted thread) were thrown into the fire, and when they burned, that meant Loki had accepted them. If you ignored Loki, or did not respect him, he could make your fire cease to burn, or burn poorly, your food not cook, and he could sometimes mess up other parts of your house, like spoiling food or riling up your livestock. Items related to the fire were named after and/or associated closely with Loki, like bellows used to stoke the fire, and the cinders and ashes left behind. Basically, he was a house-spirit-type-thing, but his main realm of the house revolved around the fireplace, and if you had fire, the one to whom you owed your gratitude was Loki.
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Thank you, that's very interesting.
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Loki should see this!! He would be so honored! I've said it before and I'll say it again frogsfortea, YOU ARE AMAZING! Keep up the awesome work!
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Fantastic work. VERY meaningful. Great use of red, yellow and green hue contrast techniques. Very compelling expression on Loki's face. You have invoked an aspect of the myths regarding Loki seldom visited. I especially appreciate that this piece reflects that Loki is a Frost Giant. Very like the Greek "Titans" as opposed to "Gods". Indeed, there is much overlap and similarity between the legends of Loki and those of Prometheus. The Egyptians, Chinese, Japanese and many other civilizations very often develop and maintain the tradition of including text and symbols on their graphic works. I think this can be a great enhancement to their ultimate historical value.
R.K.
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oh my goodness!! this looks amazing and oh god that perspectiveeee 
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aghhh 
hahhaha yes...he's keeping us warm...!!
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Ohohohoh I totally agree with the HOT thing
And the song was indeed nice. Hope it had some music though, even a simple piano.
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hahah very hot!!
ahh MorianBloodMoon just gave me this link to a better version of the song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMEHJH…
but I'm honestly surprised there aren't more covers...
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It has to do with the nowadays confusion between Logi, God of Fire. Wagner calls him Loge in his tetralogy. Then you have the Promethean myth of the Titan who gave fire to umanity ending up bound to a rock while a cruel eagle devours daily his liver (reminding us a a Norse God chained to a rock while a snake drips burning poison over his head everyday)
And this are proper canon myths whether Germanic or Greek
Then you have Stan Lee/Jack Kirby who must have smoked something quite potent ending up with Odin blood brother (thus probably after a battle fought and won by side) becoming an adopted son goth and emo to boot! And Sif becoming a long suffering BFF whilst Thor is smitten with a mortal (real Thor might have been smitten with Midgardians; he made no fuss, enjoyed while it lasted 50 years and less
so yes, Loki gave us fire... thanks to misread translations, analogies with different civilizations pantheons and drunk American cartoonists...
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Hahahah yes Loki myth was already confusing enough as it was before Stan Lee coming along...!It is an interesting mix of Roman and Chrstian mythology
which influenced the pre-existing Germanic myth....
There are so many theories on Loki but my favourite is" Anne Holtsmark, writing in 1962, concluded that no conclusion could be made about Loki"
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Chaos by definition is neither good or bad... just like mischief...how long is a piece of string...
My personal theory and now lets pretend we are serious acadamics
Timeline 52BC Rome has invaded Gaul, Gaul celts who worship Lugus a god who shares many Loki attributes
seeing Gaul as a buffer zone between Roman pantheon and Germanic pantheon... Gauls and Druids flee the Roman invasion , go to Britain not for long go to German forests
as not Romans welcome but as Gauls their own Gods are made inferior to the native Gods hence Lugus/Lug/Logi become a giant inferior to Woden but his bloodbrother and somehow Loki as modified over centuries as between 52 BC and Snorri more than 1000years to rewrite myths
You can even imagine a cultured exiled Gaul mentionning the Promethean myth to his Germanic colleague
we have read so many theories but never this one I think
by the way Tacitus said Mercury was their lead of gods and Lug is Mercury in the Gaul pantheon... My shot is that in exile Lug got split in two as in Logi and Loki. Logi divine fire, Loki not so divine mischief maker
Whaddya think of this
Told you, serious stuff
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A lot of stuff surrounding Loki and fire has gotten mixed up and shuffled around, but a connection definitely does exist. And I mean a connection to Loki, not Logi or Lug or Utgardaloki - I mean Loki Loki. I'm not really getting into details in this comment, but let me know if you want them. I just wanna write a short, horribly informal explanation.
Different peoples of different Nordic-settled nations and islands who had not been in contact since being settled by common ancestors were all found to have sayings, customs, and tributes devoted to the same house-spirit-type-god called Loki. (The fact that they had not been in contact at all shows that these practises are from their common ancestors in the distant past, and are not a modern invention, as that is the only way these people without connection to one another other than their common past could have come to hold the same practises for the same god/spirit.)
Since this Loki came before any of these places got settled, he might have been a predecessor to the Loki we know from Snorri. In fact, you can see certain motifs and elements of house-spirit-thing Loki in the stories of Snorri Loki, and also fairy tale Loki (but I won't get into them).
Our house-spirit-thing Loki was not the fire itself or the god of fire, but he was the one who helped the home to have a good roaring fire, and lots of his tributes (dairy skin, lost baby teeth, knotted thread) were thrown into the fire, and when they burned, that meant Loki had accepted them. If you ignored Loki, or did not respect him, he could make your fire cease to burn, or burn poorly, your food not cook, and he could sometimes mess up other parts of your house, like spoiling stored food or riling up your livestock.
Items related to the fire were named after and/or associated closely with Loki, like bellows used to stoke the fire, fireplace pokers, and the cinders and ashes left behind. Basically, he was a house-spirit-type-thing, but his main realm of the house revolved around the fireplace, and if you had fire, the one to whom you owed your gratitude was Loki.
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g, yes I wish to know more , it is fascinating and we all can do with more Loki!
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>3< follow him to the ends of the earth, frog. Love the different art style from the other ways you draw him.
I also, really enjoy the background design you made.
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awww 
hahhah and yes to the ends of the earth with Loki!! (or the cetre of it!XD)
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actually one of the first interpretations of Loki is that he was a Harth God or God of the Harth Fire or something like that. Vikings didn't really have any evil gods, that came afterwards with the introduction of Catholicism (or however it's written). Great art, btw
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Oh I didn't know about the "Harth God"(is harth like hearth? 
as a biblical contamination) and the Roman myth too are to blame for the importance certain gods have acquired...in the end it's a mess!!
(But an interesting one, I believe!)
Thank you very much!!!
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uuuups, yeah, it's hearth, sorry 'bout that. About the stuff with the roman gods, I have the theory that all politeistic religions have the same gods, just with different names and a slight shift in the power balance, depending on the social and cultural needs. Some authors also support a similar theory. You might wanna check some of them up, it's pretty interesting
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....perché adesso mi hai dato un'immagine mentale di Loki/Kate Perry hot and cold??
grazie mille!!!!!!!!
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nuuuuuuuuuuuu! XDDDD
ma prego!
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You too??
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I'm in the same living history group that guy performed in! I never met him, but it's a big part of my life ^^
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Methologically Loki was the god of Fire because he was their version of Prometheus. Even his final punishment harkens to the same. Chained to a rock for eternal torment. I recently read a Loki novel titled "I Bring the Fire"
That's what drew me to this piece. Very nicely done.
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oh I didn't know of that novel, is it good?
yes his punishment is very similar ...though the fact that it is sons entrails that bind him makes it a tad more cruel!XD
thank you very much!!!!
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It's a modern day book written by a fanfic author. But the book, while making nods to the movie Loki if you know how to look, is about the red haired mythological one. www.amazon.com/Bring-Fire-Part…
Her fanfic work is Loki/Darcy. If the female protagonist happens to be a busty brunette with the last name Lewis... these things happen. 
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"'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
Yeah you PMS
Like a bitch, I would know.."
errr....sorry about that...bad thinking.BAD!XD
thank you so much dear!!!I'm glad you liked it!!
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Oh wow this is a really beautiful picture ! He looks so inviting, holding out the fire but then he is the god of lies as well so taking it probably could be good or bad XD The shading and pose is beautiful ! And I love how the light of the fire reflects on his skin and in his eyes ! Truly magnificent job !!
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oh dear
hehhe yes..that's the thing with Loki...can't really trust him..you kind of have to question his every action, if he gave us fire he must have had his own agenda....!XD
Thank you again!!!
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He wants your nail clippings! The question is to stop Hela from building her ship Naglfar or help her.
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