Loki

Offering candles to Loki, Norse god of mischief, chaos, and trickery. He is considered a Jotun ( a Norse giant), yet some tales describe Loki as being conceived when a struck of lightning fell upon an oak tree. His name derives from the Old High German word meaning “shooting star.”  In Norse mythology, Loki lives among the Aesir spirits and is Odin's blood brother. While Loki was friends with many of the spirits and other deities of the realm, Loki's incurable chaotic mind would give way to unloyal characteristics, as Loki's intentions and motives were wildly unpredictable. In one tale about Loki, it describes that of Baldur, son of Odin, who was prophesied to die a needless death. Overcome with paranoia and fright, his mother Frigg, the goddess of love, traveled and talked to all the animals and plants of the natural world to secure an oath that they would not harm him. However, she neglected to consult with the unassuming mistletoe. Loki, seeing the opportunity, made an arrow from th