The banishment seems to accord pretty well with the mythology, but the personal relationship does not. Next up is Laufey. In the old Norse, the name would be pronounced Laufey, and this literally ...

However, for all his antics in the comics and MCU, comic Loki isn’t nearly as troublesome as the Loki found in traditional Norse mythology ... Furthermore, Laufey, his mother’s name, means ...

While Loki is based on the character of the same name from the Marvel comics, he was initially inspired by Norse mythology ... He's the son of the frost giant Laufey, whom Odin defeated while ...

The mural reveals that Faye gave Kratos the name Farbauti, and according to Norse mythology, was also a giant from Jotunheim and was indeed the husband to Laufey and father to Loki. The name also ...

Like Midgard and Asgard, Jotunheim is one of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology, and is the final location visited by Kratos and Atreus on their quest to spread Laufey’s ashes. It is inside this ...

but Laufey and Kratos, who is, of course, a figure of Greek mythology rather than Norse. But there are still some important parallels between God of War Loki and mythological Loki, especially as ...

Likewise the idea of justice comes from Greek mythology. The god of war, earth, sky, wisdom, poetry and magic in Norse mythology, Odin sacrificed his eye for wisdom. (Getty Images/Art Images ...