Loki is a god in the old Norse stories — the myths of the Viking north.

LokiLoki（洛基） is a god in the old Norse stories是古北歐故事裡的一位神 — the myths of the Viking north也就是維京北方的神話。

Many school books, and the learner’s dictionary line you may have seen, call him the god of evil and destruction. That is tidy, and a bit too tidy.

Many school books, and the learner's dictionary line you may have seen許多學校課本，還有你可能看過的學習型辭典解釋, call him the god of evil and destruction都把他叫做「邪惡與毀滅之神」。That is tidy, and a bit too tidy這樣講很整齊，整齊過頭了一點。

In the old poems he is the clever trouble-maker: he lies, he changes shape, he helps the other gods and then he hurts them. In some tellings he is bound to Odin as a kind of blood-brother; he is also the one who brings about terrible things, including the death of the beloved god Baldr, and he stands against the gods when the world ends at Ragnarök. So he is not “the Norse devil” in a Christian way, even though later readers often dress him as a simple villain.

In the old poems he is the clever trouble-maker在古老的詩篇裡，他是個聰明的搗亂者: he lies, he changes shape他說謊、他變形, he helps the other gods and then he hurts them他先幫其他神明，然後又傷害他們。In some tellings he is bound to Odin as a kind of blood-brother在有些版本裡，他跟Odin（奧丁）結為某種血兄弟; he is also the one who brings about terrible things他也是導致可怕事情發生的那個人, including the death of the beloved god Baldr包括讓受人喜愛的神Baldr（巴德爾）死去, and he stands against the gods when the world ends at Ragnarök而且在世界於Ragnarök（諸神黃昏）終結時，他是站在諸神對面的。So he is not "the Norse devil" in a Christian way所以他並不是基督教意義上那種「北歐版魔鬼」, even though later readers often dress him as a simple villain儘管後來的讀者常常把他打扮成一個單純的反派。

Today almost every student meets Loki first in Marvel films, as Thor’s jealous adopted brother. That is a modern story using the old name. In a mythology class, Loki means the figure in the old Icelandic poems, not the film.

Today almost every student meets Loki first in Marvel films現在幾乎每個學生第一次認識Loki，都是在漫威電影裡, as Thor's jealous adopted brother是Thor（雷神索爾）那個善妒的養弟。That is a modern story using the old name那是一個用了古老名字的現代故事。In a mythology class在神話學課堂上, Loki means the figure in the old Icelandic poemsLoki指的是古冰島詩篇裡的那個角色, not the film不是電影裡的那個。