How is Loki a god if he's a frost giant?

The Asgardian army took him for dead and abandoned him when they were plundering everything. Odin later took him as a baby and raised him as an Asgardian prince. His motive was that when Loki was grown, he would successfully unify the Asgardians and Frost Giants and allow them to live in peace and harmony.
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Is Loki a god or frost giant?

What is Loki the god of? Loki is considered a trickster god, known for being neither fully good nor evil since his main aim was always to create chaos. Despite his father being a giant, he is still counted a member of the Aesir—a tribe of deities including Odin, Frigg, Tyr, and Thor.
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How does Loki have powers if he's a frost giant?

He has the benefit of being born a Frost Giant, making him inherently magical, and having been taught in the ways of Asgardian sorcery, meaning he can tap into mystical energies solely by concentrating.
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How is Loki a god if he's not asgardian?

To the Norse, Loki is a "God" - just as Thor and Odin are, but none of the Asgardians (much less the Giants of Jotunheim) are actually gods. They are powerful ancient beings with superhuman powers - but not gods. Might be worth mentioning what, if any, actual gods exist in the Marvel universe.
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How did Loki became a god?

Loki became a god because his maternal lineage, which is the subject of debate, may have made him a god from birth. Other theories suggest that his friendship or brotherhood with Odin — in addition to his powers (both natural and learned from Frigga) — may have earned him his status as a god.
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Why did Loki let the Frost Giants in?

It was Loki who let the frost giants into Asgard to try to retrieve the power casket earlier. He makes a deal with Laufey that he will let them into Asgard again to kill Odin and have their casket, and in return they will go home in peace. Loki commands the Destroyer to go to Earth and kill Thor.
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Why is Loki a small frost giant?

It's a combination of his natural appearance, along with Odin's interference. He was naturally born smaller than regular Frost Giants. When Odin found him, he cast a spell on him to change his appearance to that of an Asgardian (there was a short flashback scene showing this in the film).
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Why is Loki's magic green?

In the Western tradition, green is associated with nature, life, magic, intelligence, evil, and jealousy. As such, it is the perfect color representation of Loki's character, who is intelligent, powerful in magic, plagued by jealousy, and presented as the villain (at least, in the early films and comics).
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Did Loki give birth to a serpent?

In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, lit. 'huge monster', pronounced [ˈjɔ̃rmoŋˌɡɑndr]), also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr [ˈmiðˌɡɑrðsˌormr]), is a sea serpent and the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða.
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Who is stronger Loki or Dr Strange?

Loki has proven himself to be much stronger than Doctor Strange physically. He can take a greater beating and anyone that can hit Thor and almost beat him is pretty strong, way stronger than an ex-physician magician.
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What are Loki's pronouns?

Throughout the MCU movie franchise, Loki has only used he/him pronouns. However, Loki could begin using they/them or she/her pronouns within the Loki series. Before the Marvel comics, Loki, the God of Mischief, existed in Norse mythology. In both the comics and Norse mythology, Loki had been portrayed as gender-fluid.
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Are there female Frost Giants?

Female Frost Giants are smaller than the males, generally standing only 15 feet tall. They resemble human females much more closely, although they still have a blueish tint to their skin. They generally live in warmer caves, and so wear little clothing.
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Can Loki become a Frost Giant?

Ice Manipulation: As a Frost Giant, Frost Giant Loki possesses the ability to create and manipulate ice. The ice can be formed into practically anything he think of, being able to form a wide variety of weapons and tools made of ice. Cold Immunity: Due to his Frost Giant physiology, Frost Giant Loki is immune to cold.
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Is Loki really the son of a frost giant?

Loki Laufeyson was the biological son of Laufey, the ruler of the Frost Giants in Jotunheim, who was abandoned and left to die shortly after his birth. Found by Odin, Loki was taken to Asgard and raised by him and Frigga as an Asgardian prince, along with Thor.
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Is Loki the son of a frost giant?

Laufey is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted usually as an enemy of the Asgardian king Odin, father of Thor. He is the King of the Frost Giants, the biological father of Thor's adopted brother and archenemy, Loki.
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Who has Loki slept with?

Loki also reproduced with his mistress, Angrboda, a jötunn (possibly a troll) who gave birth to three children: Hel, who ruled the eponymous underworld called Hel, Jörmungandr, the sea serpent of Midgard and arch-nemesis of Thor, and Fenrir, the massive wolf fated to slay Odin during Ragnarök.
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How is Loki a demigod?

In Aesir or Norse mythology the Asgardians like Odins grandfather and father Bor's wives were ice/storm/frost Giants. So, Loki could be a status of God/Monster/Titan not demigod. Just because they die doesn't cancel their God status, their power level and creative/destructive abilities, as well as longevity.
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Is Thor a god or a demigod?

Thor, in the Norse mythology is a god as he is the offspring of Gaea goddess of the Earth, as Jord and Odin. In the Marvel universe, Thor is a an Asgardian prince who is the same person as in the Norse mythology.
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Why does Loki wear horns?

In Asgard, Loki's helmet is representative of Asgardian royalty and the horns on Loki's helmet signify his mastery of magic.
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Can Loki turn invisible?

Along with his ability to cast illusions, Loki also has the power to make himself invisible. The most extraordinary use of this power came against Heimdall, the all-seeing guardian of the Bi-Frost. Loki was able to conceal himself and several Frost Giants into Asgard in an extraordinary act of magic.
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What is the strongest magic in Marvel?

Just as it is in the comics, Scarlet Witch's power is the strongest type of magic in the MCU.
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Why did Loki turn blue?

As noted in the photos above, Loki's "Blue Frost Giant skin" is "transformed by Odin" to make him look like he belongs in Asgard rather than being kin to one of their biggest foes. "Whenever Loki touches Frost Giants or their relics, he temporarily reverts back to his original form, with blue skin and red eyes."
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How old is Loki in human years?

Asgardians live for about 5,000 years and Loki's only been around for 1,070 of those years, which, relative to humans, makes him about 21.4 years old. Thor, on the other hand, is 1,500 years old, which makes him about 30 years old in human years.
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Why did Loki turn into a woman?

Why did Loki turn into a woman? In the comics, Loki is reborn as a woman, known simply as Lady Loki, after the events of Ragnarok in Asgard, but even that wasn't too innocent: When Thor and his fellow Asgardians are to be reborn in new bodies on Earth, Loki actually stole the body intended to be for Sif.
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