those days he was a mischievous god bent on a little personal gain. His actions were never truly evil, but eventually his pranks took on a more serious turn.
             His nature has been sought in the meaning of his name, which may be connected with Logi, German Lohi ("fire") which has the same destructive power as he delighted in. The name
             has also been derived from Lucifer and his personality regarded as a refection of the devil's. Others connect it with luka, ljuka ("too close" "to bring to an end"), lok ("the end").
             Therefore Loki would be "the one who closes or brings to an end," because his deeds leads up to Ragnarok. His father Farbauti ("the dangerous striker", ie, the storm) and mother
             Laufey ("the leafy isle") or Nal ("needle", ie needle-tree or fir-tree). Thus, Loki is the creation of the storm which, in lightning, brings down fire on the wooded isle. Or Farbauti is a
             piece of stick, the drill, which by rubbing on a soft piece of wood, Laufey, produces fire (Gerring). Loki's dual character can, then, be related to fire,
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