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In Norse mythology, Loki (), Loptr, or Hveðrungr is a god or jötunn (or both). Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Narfi and/or Nari. By the stallion Svaðilfari, Loki is the mother—giving birth in the form of a mare—to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. In addition, Loki is referred to as the father of Váli in the ''Prose Edda''. Loki's relation with the gods varies by source; Loki sometimes assists the gods and sometimes behaves in a malicious manner towards them. Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents he appears in the form of a salmon, a mare, a seal, a fly, and possibly an elderly woman named Þökk (Old Norse 'thanks'). Loki's positive relations with the gods end with his role in engineering the death of the god Baldr and Loki is eventually bound by the gods with the entrails of one of his sons. In both the ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda'', the goddess Skaði is responsible for placing a serpent above him while he is bound. The serpent drips venom from above him that Sigyn collects into a bowl; however, she must empty the bowl when it is full, and the venom that drips in the meantime causes Loki to writhe in pain, thereby causing earthquakes. With the onset of Ragnarök, Loki is foretold to slip free from his bonds and to fight against the gods among the forces of the jötnar, at which time he will encounter the god Heimdallr and the two will slay each other. Loki is referred to in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the ''Prose Edda'' and ''Heimskringla'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; the Norwegian Rune Poems, in the poetry of skalds, and in Scandinavian folklore. Loki may be depicted on the Snaptun Stone, the Kirkby Stephen Stone, and the Gosforth Cross. Loki's origins and role in Norse mythology, which some scholars have described as that of a trickster god, have been much debated by scholars. Loki has been depicted in or is referenced in a variety of media in modern popular culture. ==Names== The etymology of the name ''Loki'' has yet to be solved. It may be related to Old Norse ''luka'', meaning "close" (potentially pointing to Loki's role at Ragnarök). In various poems from the ''Poetic Edda'' (stanza 2 of ''Lokasenna'', stanza 41 of ''Hyndluljóð'', and stanza 26 of ''Fjölsvinnsmál''), and sections of the ''Prose Edda'' (chapter 32 of ''Gylfaginning'', stanza 8 of ''Haustlöng'', and stanza 1 of ''Þórsdrápa'') Loki is alternately referred to as ''Loptr'', which is generally considered derived from Old Norse ''lopt'' meaning "air", and therefore points to an association with the air. The name ''Hveðrungr'' (Old Norse '?roarer') is also used in reference to Loki, occurring in names for Hel (such as in ''Ynglingatal''; ''hveðrungs mær'') and in reference to Fenrir (as in ''Völuspa''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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