Editing Loki (section)

==Modern popular culture==

In the 19th century, Loki was depicted in a variety of ways, some strongly at odds with others. According to Stefan Arvidssen, "the conception of Loki varied during the nineteenth century. Sometimes he was presented as a dark-haired Semitic [[fifth column]]ist among the Nordic Aesir, but sometimes he was described as a Nordic [[Prometheus]], a heroic bearer of culture".{{sfnp|Arvidsson|2006|p=154}}

Loki appears in [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera cycle ''[[Ring of the Nibelung]]'' as ''Loge'' (a play on Old Norse ''loge'', "fire"), depicted as an ally of the gods (specifically as [[Wotan]]'s assistant rather than [[Thor|Donner's]]), although he generally dislikes them and thinks of them as greedy, as they refuse to return the Rhine Gold to its rightful owners. In the conclusion of the first opera ''[[Das Rheingold]]'', he reveals his hope to turn into fire and destroy Valhalla, and in the final opera ''[[Götterdämmerung]]'' Valhalla is set alight, destroying the Gods.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-first=Winder|editor1-last=McConnell|editor2-first=Werner|editor2-last=Wunderlich|editor3-first=Frank|editor3-last=Gentry|editor4-first=Ulrich|display-editors = 3 |editor4-last=Mueller|year=2013|title=The Nibelungen Tradition: An Encyclopedia|publisher=Routledge|at="Loge" and "Loki"|isbn=978-0815317852}}</ref>

In 2008, five [[black smoker]]s were discovered between Greenland and Norway, the most northerly group so far discovered, and given the name [[Loki's Castle]], as their shape reminded discoverers of a fantasy castle, and (a University of Bergen press release says) "Loki" was "an appropriate name for a field that was so difficult to locate".<ref name="SCIENCEDAILY">{{cite web |url=//www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080724153941.htm |title=Scientists Break Record By Finding Northernmost Hydrothermal Vent Field |access-date=2008-07-25 |website=[[Science Daily]] |date=2008-07-24 }}</ref>

In the movie [[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]], the main character Stanley Ipkiss finds Loki's mask.

In the video game ''[[Persona 5]],'' the character of [[Goro Akechi]] utilizes a manifestation of Loki, or a "Persona," in combat. His outward, gentle prince-like personality is reflected with his [[Robin Hood]] Persona.

[[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] appears in [[Marvel Comics]] and in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], played by [[Tom Hiddleston]], as a villain (or [[antihero]]) who consistently comes into conflict with the superhero [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], his adopted brother and archenemy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arnold|first=Martin|title=Thor: Myth to Marvel|year=2011|isbn=978-1441135421|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sfgIeh7960gC|publisher=A&C Black}}</ref> 

Loki is a central character in [[Neil Gaiman]]'s novel ''[[American Gods]]''<ref>{{cite thesis |first=Mark |last=Hill |title=Neil Gaiman's American Gods: An Outsider's Critique of American Culture |publisher = University of New Orleans|year=2005| url=http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/282/}}</ref> and an important character in a few arcs of Gaiman's comic ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cetiner-Oktem|first=Zuleyha|title=The Sandman as a Neomedieval Text|journal=ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies|year=2008|volume=4|issue=1|url=http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v4_1/Cetiner-Oktem/|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> Loki is also a central figure in the series of fantasy novels by [[Joanne Harris]]: ''[[Runemarks]]'', ''[[Runelight]]'', ''The Gospel of Loki'' and ''The Testament of Loki''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Gwyneth |date=2014-02-12 |title=The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/12/gospel-loki-joanne-m-harris-review |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

He appears in the games [[Asgard's Wrath]] and [[Asgard's Wrath 2]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loki's chaos must be stopped. The fate of reality is in your hands in Asgard's Wrath 2—only on Meta Quest. |url=https://www.meta.com/blog/quest/asgards-wrath-2-players-guide-game-overview/ |language=en}}</ref>