Loki

Loki ("Fire") or Loptr, the god of fire and of the evil, was the son of the giant Farbauti and Laufey (or Nal), brother of Byleipt and Helblindi (the name of his blood-brother and fosterfather Odin).
With his wife Sigyn, he's the father of Vali and Narfi and his mistress, the giantess Angrboda, bore him the wolf Fenrir, Jörmungand (the midgard-serpent) and Hel (the goddess of death).

When a giant was building the walls of Asgard, Loki changed himself into a mare and seduced the gant's stallion, Svadilfari. In this way the gods didn't had to gave him Freyja, the sun and the moon.
After this little action, Loki went pregnant and bore Sleipnir.
Maybe he's the only man, who knows how it is to be pregnant:)

With a fire-giantess called Glod , he was the father of the giantesses Eimyria and Eisa.

Loki was a cunning enemy and helper of the gods.
Once, Thjalzi, kidnapped Idun, Loki changed into a hawk and rescued Idun. Thjalzi followed them until they came to the walls of Asgard, there the gods killed the giant (this was one of his good deeds, maybe the only one).

But later he was convicted of having caused Baldr's death. He made Baldr's brother Hödr throwing the poisoned mistletoe on Baldr.

When Baldr was killed, Hermod went to Helheim and asked for Baldr's life.
She (Hel) gave her consent, the only condition was, that everything and everywhere had to cry for the god.

Hermod failled, becouse of one giantess called Thokk, that don't cryied. This giantess was Loki.

After Baldr's death, Loki insulted the gods in Aegir's hall and killed Aegir's servant Fimafeng and he wrangled with the gods. In the end they chained him on a rock and Skadi placed a serpent over his head. His wife Sigyn was always there and hold a cup under the fallin' poison. But when she had to empty the cup, the poison fell of Loki, it hurted him and he moved his body. And this coused earthquakes.

Poetic Edda: Lokasenna

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