seawasp | (Reply)

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Well, yes, that last is the point you're missing in the earlier paragraph. I'm not looking at this from the point of view of the Norse myths -- it's not meant to be in any way something like that. This is Marvel's Thor, and in THAT, Thor's dad Odin is a big, badass old warrior. Tricky and clever, much smarter than Thor overall, yes. Capable of leading by example, yes, wise, yes, but also able to thunder "SILENCE!" with the best of them.

Even in the Norse Myths he's ALSO a badass warrior, often depicted riding Sleipnir and wielding an immense spear (Gugnir IIRC).

IIRC, Loki not only was allowed near, but lived IN, the halls of Asgard in the myths for a very long time -- i.e., until he stabbed them all in the back by arranging for Hodur to shoot down Balder with mistletoe.