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Joanne Harris mentions Loki being related to Sirius “the Dog Star” in Gospel Of Loki. Also I think there’s lots of links to Loki and Sirius from Harry Potter, that’s why I bought Sirius’s wand at Harry Potter World bc 1. It was covered in loads of pretty runes and 2. I thought it would make Loki happy

Fun fact: In Norse mythology, Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, was known as Lokabrenna, or Loki's Torch.

The star Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, a part of the constellation we know as Canis Major. To our heathen ancestors this star was known as Loki’s Brand, or Loki’s Torch (Lokabrenna), a reference to Loki’s role at Ragnarok, when Midgard will be consumed in a fiery conflagration. It is interesting that this particular star was associated with Loki, and Ragnarok. Sirius is also known as ‘the dog star’, because of the constellation it inhabits, and is associated with the hottest, most unrelenting days of the summer, which are known as ‘the dog days’ of summer. It is just before these hottest and driest of days that Sirius makes its most prominent appearance in the summer sky. Because it is one of our closest neighbors, being a mere 8.6 light-years away, and because of its brightness,  it can be seen to twinkle with great vigor, especially early in the summer when the weather conditions are unsettled. To the ancient Greeks this vigorous activity heralded the coming of the dog days, in which the crops would wilt, and many people would behave badly. Quite appropriate for a star associated with Loki, isn’t it? Just the other day [I] was perusing a heathen forum on the web, and noticed a comment about “how active Sirius’ twinkling has been lately”, how it coincided with all the craziness happening in the world, and how “Loki has been busy”. So it seems not to have lost its significance. [x]

And an addition from Wikipedia: “Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time “the Sea boiled, the Wine turned sour, Dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies.” according to Brady’s Clavis Calendaria, 1813.“

And of course, knowing all this adds rich detail to the character of Sirius Black from Harry Potter. He first appeared to Harry in the summer, possibly during the dog days, and everything about his behaviour fits the Loki influence.

Loki and Blake

Hey, as a heathen and a literature student, I’ve found that I really connect with William Blake’s poetry (he’s amazing) and I particularly associate his poetry with Loki from a political and social protest view point. Blake is not afraid to call out injustices in the church or government, and is very much all for ‘do what you like as long as you hurt no one’.

So if you’re a literature lover or you worship Loki too, I really recommend checking out William Blake

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