The Messed Up Mythology™ of Sleipnir, Son of Loki | Norse Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

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#NorseMythology #Loki #Viking

[@peng1luver259]

Loki can qualify for maternity leave, celebrate mother's and father's day, and has some of the best children in Norse mythology I know of

[@HKTdaddy1219]

Facts lol

[@robertrowley4929]

Man, with how many weird children Loki produced; he makes Zeus look like the pinnacle of chastity by comparison.

[@pepita2437]

"best children in Norse mythology"- if you talking about world ending murderous destructive monsters I agree. ;P

[@tux75]

People: Greek Mythology is weird Norse mythology: Hold my mead

[@nara_drawz9895]

Egyptian Mythology: Hold my lettuce

[@hitekkaifighter1825]

Japanese mythology: Laughs maniacally in the distance

[@thenexus8384]

​​@@nara_drawz9895 I wonder how many people will get the lettuce thing

[@godlovesyou546]

@@nara_drawz9895oh lord not the lettuce😂

[@rickypedia999]

If it's a child of Loki, you can rest assured that one fact will be true... it's gonna get weird.

[@MultiSmoke11]

😂😂😂😂

[@tonyahancock9863]

Actually his children with Sigyn were born normal well until Odin turned one into a wolf so he could maul his brother to death and they could use the dead boy's entrails to bind Loki until Ragnorok.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

@@tonyahancock9863 true. It's only his giant children.

[@noremac7216]

@@tonyahancock9863 so you're saying it did indeed get weird

[@fictionlover2064]

I read somewhere that during ancient times, motherless Norse children would claim their mother was chased away by their father because he learnt it was actually Loki shape-shifting!

[@becca7101]

Ah yes it’s Norse mythology day! I’m so excited for you to expand the mythology universe and talk about Egyptian mythology!

[@Hxperiment666]

OMG is this happening 😃😃😃

[@JasmineGeminiDragon]

FINALLY!!! We need to learn about LGBTQQIP2SAA+ mythology too.... I want to learn more about the Tu'er Shen and Shiva and Parvati and Shikhandi

[@barrydalegend1958]

@@JasmineGeminiDragon You jokin?

[@barrydalegend1958]

@@JasmineGeminiDragon Shiva isn't lgbtq, nor is Parvati. Vishnu isn't lgbtq either, hes a god. By that logic anybody who can shapeshift is lgbtq

[@JasmineGeminiDragon]

@@barrydalegend1958 what? So they are not? .. ... aaaawe 😔

[@stuffynosepatrol]

I feel like the soul reason Sleipnir is just described as "the best of all horses" is because Odin wanted him to feel special

[@Spineless-Lobster]

I wonder what madman one day just thought “Y’know what our mythos needs? A shapeshifting god getting it from behind by a horse.” And everyone was just like “Yeah, that’s a good idea!”

[@noremac7216]

Probably the same guy who decided the chief deity should literally be the god of being drunk

[@fictionlover2064]

I read somewhere that during ancient times, motherless Norse children would claim their mother was chased away by their father because he learnt it was actually Loki shape-shifting!

[@mrs.joestar]

This man will never go out of business because there's just too much myths to be explained. Keep up the good work Mr. Solo🍃

[@ladykoiwolfe]

As well as fairy and folktales. Oh and fables...then he has Astrology. Yeah, he's set.

[@mrs.joestar]

@@ladykoiwolfe for life

[@alysoffoxdale]

One of the cutest Mother's Day cards I ever saw had Loki and Sleipnir on it. Just sayin'...

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Awwe! Cute!

[@bloodyneptune]

Its Loki, he could have just turned into a bird or something to escape. No, I think horse sex was his endgame all along. He just came up with that 'what else could I have done' story after they started giving him crap about his kinks

[@jamieduckett6622]

I don't think Loki could possibly feel more alone in his mind with the stuff he's been through.

[@queeneon]

Honestly out of all the god and goddess out there in the thousands upon thousands of myths Loki is certainly one of my favorites

[@nara9404]

Same here

[@RavenCloak13]

So what we can learn from this myth is that Loki was a freak, he was pro-life when it at least comes to his kids and instead of turning ANYTHING ELSE into a beautiful mare for Goldfax to chase after he put it upon himself to do the work, looping back around to that he was indeed, a freak. Also! We know that Loki instead of turning himself into a mare without the ability to give birth elected to turn himself into a mare that CAN give birth. Professionalism. He does not like to half ass a transformation.

[@brandi3981]

I mean why when he transformed into a mirror did he have to be in heat so she was able to get pregnant and why did he wait for the sperm to have a chance to do that why didn't he just I don't know turn into America that wasn't in heat or maybe just transform as soon as the horse pulled out so the sperm wouldn't have a chance to make a baby I'm not saying you should wait until a baby at all before the sperm reaches the egg

[@RavenCloak13]

@@brandi3981 Like I said, he is not one to do half measures. Like, he could just, not have a vagina for the dick to go into but he not only made one, but a womb, eggs and he was ovulating. Like, he could just make his body smell like he was in heat instead of LITERALLY BEING IN HEAT. Again, he a freak.

[@Horus070]

@@brandi3981 lol I think you are overthinking… it’s a myth, a story. All the parts don’t need to be explained. This part of the story was told to explain instead why the Giant wasn’t able to finish the walls of Asgard in time to win a bet . It was also a way to explain Sleipnir origin. Why Loki didn’t turn into his male human form immediately once the deed was done ? Probably to make the story more fantastical !

[@user-nu5nv1yg5r]

You want something done right - do it yourself.

[@ladykoiwolfe]

@@Horus070 Brandi isn't the only person to ever ask these questions. It's a great story, one of my favorites about Loki. But it raises so many questions. Surely he could have tempted the horse away with some yummy irresistible food drawing the horse away while they were at rest. And I think I recently found out it wasn't the only time Loki became a mother. But I'm not positive that's canon. I kind of hope it is. It would suggest Loki likes being pregnant...he doesn't seem to be a great parent though.

[@ScarletCandlelight]

In my head I always imagined loki coming back with the baby and everyone asking "where have you been my man it's been months?!" And he just points to his son pissed off saying *"THAT I MADE THAT!!!"*

[@jairokasso9351]

"Loki took a big one for the team" marvel thor: *laughs histerically* me: imma quote this man words for the rest of my life...

[@arigagoodrich9987]

And you should most definitely do one on Egyptian gods

[@janet6421]

The real history of Egypt is messed up enough to question what their mythology involves. Look up the family "trees" of Cleopatra and King Tutankhamun. Different families, similar lack of branching out. Ends up looking more like a gnarly vine than a tree.

[@Horus070]

I also love Egyptian Mythology. The Hindi and The Japanese also have very interesting myths

[@josollouisantonios.2257]

Embrace the weirdness of Norse mythology It's interesting!

[@froggybangbang]

Loki's whole vibe is that of a kid nobody cared to help have manners and then get yelled at for not having manners. Just like his other son, that poor wolf could have been a powerful ally but nope, let's chain and alienate it until it's big enough to swallow the earth. I love Loki's lack of gender affirmation, though i do agree that in this case it might have been an oversight that the stallion wouldn't stop chasing him

[@toussaintmaillard8511]

Finally You talk about Sleipnir whom I think his origins are probably one of THE most disturbing

[@somewhatdementedauthor9371]

I read this myth two are three years back and my reaction is still the same. Poor Loki. It’s bad enough when a baby with only two legs kicks constantly I can’t imagine going through an entire nine months pregnant with a baby with eight legs.

[@TitularHeroine]

Worse -- Eleven months!! That's mentioned right before Loki comes back with the foal.

[@kath5201]

Oh yeah. Horses are pregggers for 11 months. And I remember when my Mare was in Foal. 4 kicking legs is quite enough!!

[@TitularHeroine]

@@kath5201 ........ouch

[@TheSapphireLeo]

X;D

[@wrongsalvation8904]

You know the more you learn about Norse mythology you wore you learned that Loki is actually in the top three of quasi decent people. Almost every single Norris God is vile. They don't have any redeeming qualities except for like I said three and Loki's the third. I wish we had the complete works so we could understand why they chose to give the types of personality traits they gave and assigned to their gods. It is fascinating.

[@homebrewedthoughts2033]

It's because of christian influence.

[@humbelduff2916]

I believe their only redeeming quality is that they (unlike the greeks) aren’t jerks to humans

[@du-b8576]

Nearly the same can be said about the old greek gods as well, they could be capricious and outright cruel. Most humans who encountered them often didn't survive it or if they did walked away transfigured and deformed. In a similar fashion Hades is one of the few with any redeeming qualities. He kept to himself, did not torture mortals for his own amusement, and what punishments he did hand out in the underworld always fit the crime.

[@lilzem]

I love Norse mythology explained. I find it entertaining!

[@Aarav.B]

All myths are entertaining, from Greek mythology, Norse mythology, Egyptian mythology and more. Most of its messed up! But it's _all_ entertaining.

[@mrwelldone9121]

so do we all

[@DoubleDealingDisarray]

Yeah, Loki could have just found a mare instead of turned into one. But why be ashamed of such a beautiful entity? All his children were impressive, in my opinion.

[@undercoverfangirl5491]

I don’t think he was ashamed of his children just how it happened.

[@DoubleDealingDisarray]

@@undercoverfangirl5491 True. That makes sense.

[@giraffewhiskers2045]

I wonder how he got the giant prego unless he became one

[@DoubleDealingDisarray]

@@giraffewhiskers2045 If I remember correctly, he is half giant and half Aesir or is a giant who is blood-brother to Odin. He can grow big and small too, since he's a shape shifter.

[@PanzerShrek94]

I don't think you would brag about a horse effing you..

[@VampyRagDoll]

Are we not gonna talk about Odin riding his own grandchild? No, ok.

[@bloodyneptune]

Definitely makes it worse in the MCU, since he does show up on Sleipnir. No wonder Loki has so many issues

[@brandi3981]

Well to be fair Loki is adopted so...

[@dradigogaming]

Loke is Odin's blood brother not child, thats an marvel thing. Still wiard thaug

[@MySerpentine]

Nephew in the myths, but that's no better.

[@-desertpackrat]

It's pretty typical honestly. "You've shamed me by turning yourself female and getting impregnated by stuff.... but this offspring is useful to me so I'll use it. But I'm stil mad at you." The oppressive never turn down the usefulness of those they despise, they'll turn up their nose in disgust while commanding them to serve.

[@rubyambler2005]

As weird and strange as Loki is, I still like him...great job as always! Get those poor babies some treats😂

[@torivarady4990]

I remember hearing this story for the first time and trying to wrap my head around it for hours

[@pamelamays4186]

Loki certainly has had some "interesting" adventures.

[@whymihere86]

I remember finding this whole series of comics where it's Tom Hiddleston Loki as the Loki used, but using the myths as fodder and he's wearing a baby vest with Sleipnir in it and others where the kids are yelling about what to call Loki. For Hel, Fenrir, and Jormungandr it's Daddy, for Sleipnir it's Mommy. Also I love explaining this myth to people who only know Marvel movies and just get flabbergasted. Thank you to the D'Aulaires book of Norse myths for sparking my interest in these myths and the Greek myths as well as a kid. Also love the puns on what happened to Loki, almost choked on the muffin I was having for breakfast.

[@sensualchocolate4928]

I absolutely love the M.C.U. That being said, I 100% agree that Loki giving birth to Sleipnir would make for an excellent subplot, even though we've seen Sleipneir already. They could do a whole flashback thing, lol. It's clear Sleipnir exist in the M.C.U., I think it's about time people learn how he got there lol. Fantastic video once again Mr. Solo. I always look forward to your offerings. You present these stories in a very fun and enjoyable way. Thank you for all the hard work.

[@brandi3981]

Technically if you look and pause at the right time there is a scene in the original Thor movie where Odin comes to the rescue and he is riding a horse with eight legs it wears up when it's back legs and it has four in the air!

[@TitularHeroine]

I rewound and slow-mo'd that scene several times. I was cheering that he made it into the MCU!!

[@kevin4gwen]

I want to go to Comic-Con find a panel with Loki and then say"happy belated mother's Day" And then just watch as like everyone is totally confused and probably some fans will be snickering under their breath.. then I follow up with "You know you're eight legged horse son.. I bet he's such a good son he probably gives you mother's Day cards every year"

[@1mezion]

Loki was always getting into trouble but then again he always got himself out of it. I don't think he would have much cared about the gods making fun of him he was an extremely gifted shape shifter what may have seemed strange to others may have been quite normal for him. Maybe if odin accepted him more for who he was he wouldn't have caused Ragnarok😁

[@unavoidablycanadian397]

Whoa!!! That's the craziest origin! I've never heard this story. Thank you! Very messed up mythology indeed. I think the horse entanglement is hilariously just for his character. It definitely knocks him down from being such a pain.

[@delicianellum214]

Finally, Egyptian mythology is on the way. Thanks Jon.

[@grapeshot]

I remember first seeing his mythical horse on the anime, Oh My Goddess.

[@nara9404]

Which anime?

[@fennelwink]

@@nara9404 the anime is Oh! My Goddess, or sometimes Ah! My Goddess. Norse mythology is borrowed extensively for the goddesses' relm. The three main goddesses in the story are named after the Norns. Urd, Belldandy (Verdandi), and Skuld. The Norns are beings in charge of weaving the fate of the world and represent the past, present and future in traditional Norse. The classic crone, mother and maiden trio. Tho being anime, they're all a bit closer in age. Slepnir doesn't appear much, just one of those other Nose based cameos. Yggdrasil, the world tree is a very important computer system in the anime, etc.

[@nappingstars3241]

Loki did took a huge one for the team damn 😭 that was a real messed up origin.

[@pyronuke4768]

I always figured Loki was a gold digger, but this story takes the cake, the spade, and the party!

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

But what about Sleipnir and Odin as the origin of Santa Claus and his eight reindeer? Norse children were known to put out their boots with carrots and straw as a treat for Sleipnir and they were rewarded by Odin with treats in their boots.

[@TheNutCaseNetwork]

Jon, you’re so f*cking dope!!!!!! Egyptian Gods🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Thanks you so much for your hard work, dedication, and flawless delivery despite what you may think… flawless, funny and fascinating. Please keep up the great work🙏🏽

[@justmcsheffery6699]

So exited for the Egyptian mythology

[@chuckmanion1128]

You ask what are the odds Sleipnir is included in the MCU? 100% He already appeared in the first Thor movie, but he's easy to miss. When Thor takes on the frost giants and Odin comes to the rescue, Odin rides in on Sleipnir. You only see his silhouette as he rears up, but he's definitely got too many hooves to be a normal horse.

[@meetaverma8372]

my dog just died, and Loki's shenanigans are totally what I need to cope up with grief

[@angelacooper8973]

Sorry for your loss

[@meetaverma8372]

@@angelacooper8973 it's fine

[@alb8158]

I learned of him through the ManOwaR song of his name. they're a huge reason I'm so interested in the mythos. you do a great job explaining everything you talk about, from Disney to straight myth. thanks for all you do Jon, I recommend you as much as I can.

[@malakyeshort1102]

I still love this story. It's amazing how many people don't know it.

[@katherinelydon7306]

I haven’t watched you in awhile because life just got busy. Congratulations on your over 1 million subscribers! I see you are even trademarking your slogans!! Impressive 👍🏻

[@ilovely4942]

I’ve been watching since before the name change and I love your content. I can’t wait to watch the Egyptian mythology videos!!!

[@aoinatafanboy84]

Actually Jon, Sleipnir exists in the MCU. He shows up in the first Thor movie with Odin. They never went into the myth itself but they have actually shown him before.

[@Croftice1]

But he's not Loki's son in MCU, Odin received him even before adopting Loki. In MCU Sleipnir just kinda exists, that's it. Not related to any origins, Odin has received him from an unknown source. Maybe from his father Borr? Who knows. The Fenris wolf (I prefer Fenrir, but whatever) and Hela (again Hel) also aren't Loki's children in MCU. And they didn't even bother to show Jormungandr, so he's likely non-existent, or they keep him secret for some future movies (which is weird according to his significance in Ragnarök). So far no traces of the World Serpent. So while Sleipnir indeed does exist in the MCU, he's unrelated to the myths, he's just Odin's mysterious steed.

[@aoinatafanboy84]

@@Croftice1 but they have referenced Jormungandr. Its where Red Skull found the tesseract. Still the point wasnt that his origins were adapted from the lore. Just that he appeared already

[@aoinatafanboy84]

@@Croftice1 and yeah, Hela is only his sister in the mcu. She is still his daughter in the comics

[@ameliadiaz8040]

Sleipnir's also known as the eight-hoofed horse, according to many other versions.

[@sasamichan]

Sleipnir, is in a lot of Final Fantasy games but I don't recall if he was ever in the MCU or Gargoyles.

[@TitularHeroine]

Yeah, in the first Thor movie when Odin shows up!

[@dawg065]

I can picture a scene in a marvel movie of Loki bragging and some one walks by and makes a low horse noise under their breath. He turns around and gives that person a nasty glare.

[@anastasijahabarova1533]

“gray horse” [shows image of a white horse], “the Æsir ride their horses across the Bifröst” [shows what looks like Greeks riding in a cat-drawn Greek chariot across a correctly depicted Bifröst] 🤔👀🤷‍♀️

[@isabellessley3513]

Grey is the horse color word for white though...

[@radtis]

Nothing like a Loki myth to make things weird. Love it!

[@Katzztar]

There seems to be several versions, how do we know which is older? I've read several sources that said it wasn't a fortress but the walls around the entire city that the builder had to build in one year. Another difference I remember is that it didn't mention Loki being a cow, instead it said he spent time on Midgard disguised as a milkmaid bearing children. I also remember something about Odin using a magical harness on Sleipnir to control him.

[@fictionlover2064]

It's not which is older and which newer. It has to do with the translations. It's difficult to accurately translate other languages, more so ancient ones. That's why there are different interpretations in addition to different sources!

[@Katzztar]

@@fictionlover2064- Translations is a problem and could be the thing here. Sometimes the translation is not a mistake but was purposeful. That is proven with Snorri's translations differing from the Danish myths. In the Danish myths, Loki had nothing to do with Baldr's death. it was pure chance a mistletoe arrow was used. But the Christian Snorri gave the trickster Loki a more Devil-like bent in his translations, Loki was directly responsible as he was the one to trick Holdr (sp?) to use a mistletoe arrow, thus causing the death of Baldr. But in case of Loki, there is a difference between older and younger myths. There are some older myths that Loki was oath-brother to Odin and married a fire giantess and had 2 girls with her. Younger myths had Odin finding baby Loki after defeating his father Faubuti in battle, as such Odin fostered the baby Loki, raising him alongside Thor, having 3 children by Angrboda, then later marrying Asgardian Sigyn and having 2 sons by her.

[@tiffanyofthebooks]

Odin rides Slepnir to save Thor, Loki and crew from the Frost Giants in the first Thor movie (MCU). Same part where Loki learns he’s a Frost Giant (again, MCU version). So they already introduced the horse and Loki’s Umm, changeable nature 😅😉. Blink and you’ll miss it!

[@davidpage4448]

Sure sleipnir is great and all but Loki already has three way better kids 🐺🐍💀(p.s super excited for Egyptian mythology as much as I love Norse and Japanese Egyptian is my favourite)

[@prettynerd1985]

is there enough information to do an episode for Vali and Narfi? i think Loki's less ashamed of them lol

[@Millyhighlife]

Missed opportunity on “he is indeed a steed”

[@tektrixter]

better "Loki got filled with steed seed"

[@Gerilyn2003]

The version of this story I heard was he would build a wall around Valheim, not a fortress. The rest is the same. The builder had all the stone cut before going to the Aesir. And Sleipnir fathered the pegasus ridden by the Valkyrie, and each pegasi honors Loki as "grandmother."

[@dennismatula9611]

Odin: where did the horse come from? Loki: you don't want to know...

[@hefsak]

Randomly stumbled across this channel a few months ago and have loved every video I have watched. Gotta love finding random channels thay are amazing

[@cinderedrockjf8055]

That horse may be one of Loki's most shameful reminders. I really don't blame him if his butt hurt every time he looked at it. But I do believe if people ever did have the ability to shape shift like he does. Or if we figure out a way to interchange our body parts for designer ones on the shelves. We probably won't be any better. Plus I still bet he enjoyed it. 🤷🤨🤫

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard books by Rick Riordan explores the story of one Loki's children. If you like Norse mythology, you will love these trio of books. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One: The Sword of Summer, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book Two: The Hammer of Thor and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book Three: The Ship of the Dead (Book Three.)

[@JustLooking]

I've read all three...in Swedish. :-)

[@SuperPrettyPink101]

The gods can talk all the shit that they want, Loki gets the job done, you gotta admire the dedication 👏 👏👏

[@ms.meangood9718]

I love the way you tell the tales, Keep up the great work 👍

[@theodoresherman5707]

9:51 "he wasn't prone to letting things get under his skin..." But he was prone to letting things scramble his bussy.

[@jackiewepps4694]

I know this myth too, like I know most other Norse myths. But it's the first time I've laughed this much at the retelling. I know, it's actually quite a serious matter but still, it's just really messed up.

[@asmaabushneba2263]

Kinda feel bad for Loki though, it wasn’t his fault the fortress was built, he gave a suggestion, their fault for listening. And he was on a time crunch and his life was in the line. +that’s a rape by a horse sooo…. imagine how traumatizing that is if u were in his position. 😅

[@scorpiocarnage1055]

Demeter definitely understands his pain

[@asmaabushneba2263]

@@scorpiocarnage1055 Ya she definitely does.

[@BNA_Est.1988]

8:28 “and never again did he come…”

[@cr0-okedglasses814]

4:35 😂 It’s Bob the Builder! 🤣

[@ashcassidy2057]

I always fall asleep with your videos playing in the background. Love the way you tell the stories!

[@miatolliver3517]

Sleipner is a shape changer, via his father. He's not just a horse - that's just a shape he uses. Loki himself is a Jotnar, and all of those are shape shifters. If you are really interested in the subject Arith Harger is all things Norse and does an excellent job of explaining the gods.

[@heatherturner2366]

Loki is his mother, given that he took on the form of mare

[@sheriffbutterball7824]

Odin: "hey Loki where were you? we havent seen you since the builder showed up" Loki: "yeah.... I dont want to talk about it"

[@dkotaalynn]

Love your videos man. They’re always so interesting and entertaining!

[@formelyknownastfwltbcs1656]

Even though I knew this, I forgot this fact a while ago. I miss 10 minutes ago where I wasn't reminded of it.

[@arturotorres5663]

I've been waiting for this video to say this... Loki was horsing around... literally 😂😂😂

[@st.anselmsfire3547]

Man, I really hope they bring up Loki being a mom in season 2.

[@HKTdaddy1219]

I had to press the like button as soon as I saw “The G.O.A.T of horses” lol

[@Codeiak]

Love your work!!!

[@EBThisThat]

If you're getting into Egyptology, you'll most likely read The Book of the Dead. I read all 1,000 plus pages of that bad boy tome and it was magnificent ! I absolutely loved it. Of course, it's tremendous that Riordan really knew what he was doing when he wrote The Chronicles of Cane and every other mythological series he has penned. I admire that man's dedication and the team he works with. I also have a suggestion. There is a game called 'Apple Core' and I am curious as to where it comes from. The game is probably never played and you never really hear or see it unless you come across old cartoons. I'm also interested in Little Orphan Annie's 'Ghost Tale', which I can recall the rhyme somewhat, but it seems very unusual for Riley to have written something so dark.

[@JustLooking]

Always glad to see more Norse material here!

[@acexkeikai]

Loki always got the short end of the stick when it came to the Aesir... They couldn't come up with solutions so they pinned it on him to find one and then mocked him when they saved their asses. Then christianity started to peg him as an evil god because he transformed and used his wits... yeah and Thor got Glorified because he put the Aesir and himself in trouble by NOT using his brain and having Loki prevent his ass from being served to him. He bashed in more skulls than anyone and never got a bad rep for... Messed up much?

[@paxtonmego939]

Let’s gooo, another myth explained vid

[@Luke-uf3jw]

This is so cool! I always wanted to see a video of this cool noble steed :)

[@markuhler2664]

A hilarious myth, one of my favorite. I'd love to see Marvel do this, or at least a reference to eat. Kind of a dick move by Odin & the rest of the pantheon to hold this against Loki. The got Sleipner out of it, & he saved their asses. Maybe he convinced them to go for it but it was still the final decision of Odin and/or the council he called. Now Loki's other kids ...

[@dracone4370]

Tomorrow is Easter, assuming it isn't Sunday where you are now, and there are just some crazy things we did with the mythos of Easter, the history of how we came to the development of the Easter Bunny alone is quite the wild ride.

[@MoriMementa]

4:40 - The Bob the Builder silhouette! I'm cackling!

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Man, you'd never see this in the Marvel movies. "That's an awesome horse. How'd you find it?" "I don’t wanna talk about it."

[@jrmoreno5397]

Well done as always ✌😎

[@setsuki17]

I'm now ultra hyped up for Egyptian messed up origins! plus best horse!!!!

[@That_Stinger_GT5]

The Bob the builder cut out like he's a freaking pokemon gave me a chuckle 😂

[@Side_Swipe20]

I love that in The story Loki is basically telling the Aesir, that are asking where the steed came from, “Don’t ask…” 😅

[@tiffanyofthebooks]

Oh heck yes! Thanks Jon Solo!

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Loki, as usual, deserves everything he gets. He's quite like Anansi.

[@smiththeinspiringanimator7042]

Awesome and cool!

[@Chris-uu8ts]

I love Egyptian mythology. It’s so interesting and almost completely untouched by the Church

[@arigagoodrich9987]

Omg please do one about the affairs of zeus

[@MidniteCatK]

I'm pumped for upcoming Egyptian mythology!

[@yensid4294]

This is probably my favorite Loki story

[@Thornfinna876]

John Solo hey man can you do the mess up origins on Johnny Appleseed, Frankenstein, and Dracula please and thank you

[@Nashifruit]

Horse: I like you and I want you. Are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way? Loki: *Runs* Horse: So, Hard way it is.

[@lisahill2154]

I love this!