one hundred and one lokis!

Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen is an operatic saga based on characters from the old Norse eddas and the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Loge/Loki is the god of fire who eventually destroys everything. Loge is buddies with Wotan/Odin (making Fricka/Frigga jealous), and, true to form, uses his wits and tricks to get the gods out of their messes. Mime/Mimir is a dwarf/dark elf who forged a cursed and powerful ring for which a fight for its possession is at the centre of the saga (sound familiar?).

Loge is diabolically satanic with Joker-ish overtones in this adaptation from the LA Opera.

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