I was thinking more about the potential future of Kaida and Morgan with Children. Kaida would have her genetic clone daughter Kyden but I imagine they certainly wouldn't stop there and would still also want to adopt as well; Kaida was an Orphan once herself and doesn't want any kids to feel unwanted so they would end up having a very big family!
I figured since Kaida has her Salandit daughter, why not make the rest of them Eeveelutions like Morgan and each of them get a name after a Trickster god or hero from different cultures.
Loki gets their name from the Loki of Norse Mythology although who exactly IS Loki is hard to pin down. Loki does not exactly have a constant characterization aside from being a trickster, and the sources we have about Loki and Norse mythology as a hole are sadly unreliable at best. The main sources we have for Norse myth are the Prose and Poetic Edda written by Snorri Sturluson, an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician who was also a Christian and at the time the region had already long since been fully christianized so the sources on these stories are all oral tradition passed down through a culture that no longer believed in these myths, compiled by a man who wanted to use the shared scandinavian culture and history to promote his own agenda of uniting Iceland and Norway under one king. According to his version of Norse Mythology the Norse gods were actually advanced mortal men and sorcerers from the advanced civilization of Troy, who tricked the people of scandinavia into worshiping them as Gods, that there is a Higher god above them, the Light Elves are actually just Angels, and Loki is Jesus...WHAT!
While not literally Jesus his story made Loki out to be a parallel to Jesus being the one who solves the problems that the other Aesir can't solve themselves but frequently not receiving an credit for his help, being used as a scapegoat for all their problems, getting punished for stating harsh truths the other Aesir didn't want to hear, being depicted being hung on a cross with his mouth sewn shut, and bringing about the cleansing apocalypse of Ragnarok which would wipe the old corrupt world of the gods away and bring in a new pure world ruled over by a new pure singular god.
So...yeah the Christianity dug its roots in deep with Norse Mythology and sadly we don't have a surviving original source. Later interpreters didn't get the memo from Snorri that Loki was supposed to be Jesus adjacent and took his propensity for lies and mischief to make him the Devil and form there Loki has literally been everything from Jesus, a Trickster Anti-Hero, a Wildcard, a Villain, a Poor Sad Puppy etc...so again aside from being a trickster it's hard to get a read on what Loki is actually like or how he was worshiped in the actual Norse Religion but we do know a few things that can at least paint an image of Loki.
First of all Loki's heritage and family are an interesting part in Norse Mythology. Though Accepted among the Aesir Loki is the only god among them who is half Jotun "Giant" the enemy of the Aesir. His relationship with Odin is a point of interest calling them "Blood Brothers" sharing blood through ritual cutting of their hands and Odin is also a Trickster god who from a mytho-history standpoint might have had some of his aspects as a Trickster god in the Mythology bled into Loki (One of Loki's myths in particular has signs of having lost context that strongly implicate Odin being heavily involved but they replaced Odin for Loki in the story). Loki himself has a BIG Family including the World Serpent Jormungandr, the Giant Wolf Fenrir, and Hel the Goddess of the Underworld, but Loki is not just a father but a Mother too. Loki's gender is not static, he would change genders on the regular and frequently got pregnant like the time he gave birth to the 8 Legged Horse Sleipnir. There is also an old Norse tradition where parents would sacrafice their children's baby teeth to the hearth fire and pray that Loki would look after and protect their children.
The Image I am getting of Loki is that they may have been something of a Mischievous but ultimately protective and helpful God of the Hearth and household who represents Family, Parenthood, Bonds, and is the Protector of young Children. Children themselves are often Mischievous and get themselves into trouble just as Loki's trickery often serves to get himself in trouble and have to clean up his messes or cover for the messes of other gods.
Loki is childish and playful with a propensity for causing trouble and mischief which often comes back to bit them later but they love their family, maybe a little lazy and has to be pushed to help out but gets the job done every time, and is fiercely protective of younger children.
I figured since Kaida has her Salandit daughter, why not make the rest of them Eeveelutions like Morgan and each of them get a name after a Trickster god or hero from different cultures.
Loki gets their name from the Loki of Norse Mythology although who exactly IS Loki is hard to pin down. Loki does not exactly have a constant characterization aside from being a trickster, and the sources we have about Loki and Norse mythology as a hole are sadly unreliable at best. The main sources we have for Norse myth are the Prose and Poetic Edda written by Snorri Sturluson, an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician who was also a Christian and at the time the region had already long since been fully christianized so the sources on these stories are all oral tradition passed down through a culture that no longer believed in these myths, compiled by a man who wanted to use the shared scandinavian culture and history to promote his own agenda of uniting Iceland and Norway under one king. According to his version of Norse Mythology the Norse gods were actually advanced mortal men and sorcerers from the advanced civilization of Troy, who tricked the people of scandinavia into worshiping them as Gods, that there is a Higher god above them, the Light Elves are actually just Angels, and Loki is Jesus...WHAT!
While not literally Jesus his story made Loki out to be a parallel to Jesus being the one who solves the problems that the other Aesir can't solve themselves but frequently not receiving an credit for his help, being used as a scapegoat for all their problems, getting punished for stating harsh truths the other Aesir didn't want to hear, being depicted being hung on a cross with his mouth sewn shut, and bringing about the cleansing apocalypse of Ragnarok which would wipe the old corrupt world of the gods away and bring in a new pure world ruled over by a new pure singular god.
So...yeah the Christianity dug its roots in deep with Norse Mythology and sadly we don't have a surviving original source. Later interpreters didn't get the memo from Snorri that Loki was supposed to be Jesus adjacent and took his propensity for lies and mischief to make him the Devil and form there Loki has literally been everything from Jesus, a Trickster Anti-Hero, a Wildcard, a Villain, a Poor Sad Puppy etc...so again aside from being a trickster it's hard to get a read on what Loki is actually like or how he was worshiped in the actual Norse Religion but we do know a few things that can at least paint an image of Loki.
First of all Loki's heritage and family are an interesting part in Norse Mythology. Though Accepted among the Aesir Loki is the only god among them who is half Jotun "Giant" the enemy of the Aesir. His relationship with Odin is a point of interest calling them "Blood Brothers" sharing blood through ritual cutting of their hands and Odin is also a Trickster god who from a mytho-history standpoint might have had some of his aspects as a Trickster god in the Mythology bled into Loki (One of Loki's myths in particular has signs of having lost context that strongly implicate Odin being heavily involved but they replaced Odin for Loki in the story). Loki himself has a BIG Family including the World Serpent Jormungandr, the Giant Wolf Fenrir, and Hel the Goddess of the Underworld, but Loki is not just a father but a Mother too. Loki's gender is not static, he would change genders on the regular and frequently got pregnant like the time he gave birth to the 8 Legged Horse Sleipnir. There is also an old Norse tradition where parents would sacrafice their children's baby teeth to the hearth fire and pray that Loki would look after and protect their children.
The Image I am getting of Loki is that they may have been something of a Mischievous but ultimately protective and helpful God of the Hearth and household who represents Family, Parenthood, Bonds, and is the Protector of young Children. Children themselves are often Mischievous and get themselves into trouble just as Loki's trickery often serves to get himself in trouble and have to clean up his messes or cover for the messes of other gods.
Loki is childish and playful with a propensity for causing trouble and mischief which often comes back to bit them later but they love their family, maybe a little lazy and has to be pushed to help out but gets the job done every time, and is fiercely protective of younger children.
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