Why did Loki turn into a mare?

Loki gave birth to Sleipnir after turning himself into a female horse when his father demanded he sabotage the work of a craftsman from being able to complete the fortification of Asgard in one season.
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How did Loki get pregnant?

Loki, in the form of a mare, was impregnated by the stallion Svaðilfari and gave birth to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. Loki is referred to as the father of Váli in Prose Edda, though this source also refers to Odin as the father of Váli twice, and Váli is found mentioned as a son of Loki only once.
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Was Loki impregnated by a horse?

Not long after Loki mates with Svadilfari, he gives birth to a magical eight-legged horse named Sleipnir. Because Loki is an Asgardian God and possesses superpowers, Sleipnir is bestowed superpowers as well.
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What did Loki do to a horse?

Loki transformed himself into a mare, drove the stallion wild with lust and ran off with him, and handily prevented the wall from being finished in time. In the aftermath, the gods discovered that the mason was a Giant and no friend to them at all.
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Who did Loki give birth to as a horse?

Loki is also credited with giving birth to Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse.
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How did Loki have a wolf child?

Who are Loki's offspring? With the female giant Angerboda (Angrboda: “Distress Bringer”), Loki produced the progeny Hel, the goddess of death; Jörmungand, the serpent that surrounds the world; and Fenrir (Fenrisúlfr), the wolf.
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How did Loki have a snake child?

According to the Prose Edda, Odin took Loki's three children by Angrboða—the wolf Fenrir, Hel, and Jörmungandr—and tossed Jörmungandr into the great ocean that encircles Midgard. The serpent grew so large that it was able to surround the Earth and grasp its own tail. It is an example of an ouroboros.
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Who has Loki slept with?

LOKI composer Natalie Holt confirms that Loki and Lady Sif had slept together prior to the scene between them replayed in the Time Loop of Episode 4.
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Why did Loki steal Sif's golden hair?

He knew that Sif's hair of gold was Thor's greatest treasure - and he was determined to take it away from him. And while she was asleep, Loki took his shears and chopped off Sif's hair, every single lovely lock!
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What was Loki's pet?

Loki goes into Asgard with his daughter, Hela, and his pets, Jormundgand the serpent, and Fenris the wolf.
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Who gave birth to Odin?

Bor and Bestla had three sons: Odin was the first, Vili the second, and Vé the third. It is believed that Odin, in association with his brothers, is the ruler of heaven and earth. He is the greatest and most famous of all men.
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Are Odin and Loki brothers?

Loki isn't Thor's cousin. Loki's father, Farbauti, and Thor's father, Odin, are unrelated. Similarly, Norse mythology doesn't point out whether their mothers, Laufey and Jörd, had any close blood relations. Aside from his wife and children, Loki has no blood relatives among the Aesir.
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How many children did Loki have?

Loki the most complicated Norse character and the giantess Angrboda (“She who Brings Anguish”) had three notorious children. His first son was the Jormungandr Midgard Serpent, the second daughter was Hel the Queen of Helheim, and the last one was Wolf Fenrir the God of Destruction.
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Why is Loki a girl?

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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Why was Sif angry at Loki?

The memory in question seems to predate the events of 2011's "Thor," and centers around Lady Sif angrily attacking Loki for cutting off some of her hair. It's a fun interaction, and one that proves to be particularly painful for Loki to have to experience multiple times.
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Is Thor's wife a giant?

in Norse mythology, the wife of the thunder god, Thor. Sif was a giantess, goddess of grain and fertility, and one of the Asynjur. She was the mother of Ull, god of archery, skiing, and single combat.
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Why is Sif mad at Loki?

Loki's torture is made worse by the fact that he's the direct cause of Sif's anger. With other traumatic events, Loki might be able to shift the blame, telling himself they were out of his control. Sif's scorn, however, he's brought upon himself.
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Is Hela Loki's daughter?

In Marvel's comic book mythology, Hela is Thor's niece, being the daughter of Loki, or a Loki, at least; it gets complicated, in that Loki has been resurrected on a number of occasions.
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What has Loki given birth to?

Loki gave birth to Sleipnir after turning himself into a female horse when his father demanded he sabotage the work of a craftsman from being able to complete the fortification of Asgard in one season. In the early days of Valhalla, a craftsman came to visit.
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Does Loki love Thor?

Loki is Thor's adopted brother and the Asgardian god of mischief. In his younger years, he and Loki were very close and good friends, even if occasionally irritated by Loki's mischief. However, it is later revealed that Loki was often jealous of Thor even back then, and resented being left in his "shadow".
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How many kids does Odin have?

He is the one-eyed All-Father, who sacrificed his eye in order to see everything that happens in the world. He has two sons, Balder by his first wife Frigg and Thor by Jord. Odin also has several animals. His two ravens Hugin and Munin (thought and memory) fly around the world and report back what they see.
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Why is Loki's son a wolf Valhalla?

Fenrir is a mythological creature featured in Norse mythology as a large wolf, the son of Loki and Angrboða that was foretold to kill the god Odin during Ragnarök.
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Is Fenrir a girl or boy?

The name Fenrir is boy's name meaning "fen-dweller". The name of a monstrous wolf in Norse legend, who kills the god Odin and is then killed himself by one of Odin's sons. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling used the name for one of her most terrifying characters: the evil werewolf Fenrir Greyback.
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