Enki vs Loki

God of wisdom, fresh water, and creation. Enki is the cleverest of the gods, creator of humanity, and the cunning protector of mortals against divine wrath.

Enki dwelt in the Abzu, the sweet underground waters, from before the creation of humanity. When the gods grew tired of labor, Enki conceived the plan to create humans as workers. He shaped the first humans from clay and the blood of Geshtu-e, a god sacrificed for the purpose, breathing life into them with divine water.

Enki is the god of the Abzu, the primordial freshwater ocean beneath the earth from which all springs, rivers, and groundwater flow. But more than water, Enki embodies the creative intelligence of the cosmos. He is the craftsman god, the divine trickster, the keeper of the me (divine decrees that govern civilization), and the friend of humanity.

A complex figure, blood brother to Odin but frequently causing trouble for the gods. A shape-shifter and trickster who fathers monstrous children including Fenrir, Jormungandr, and Hel.

Loki is not one of the Aesir by birth but a giant, the son of the giant Farbauti and the giantess Laufey (or Nal). Despite his giant heritage, he was accepted among the Aesir after becoming blood brothers with Odin in ancient times. The details of this pact are lost, but it bound Odin to never drink unless Loki was also offered a cup. Loki married the goddess Sigyn, who bore him sons Narfi and Vali. With the giantess Angrboda, he fathered three monstrous children: Fenrir the wolf, Jormungandr the World Serpent, and Hel, ruler of the dead.

Loki is a shape-shifter and the catalyst for most Norse myths. Sometimes a helpful ally, often a malicious nuisance, his actions drive the plot of the gods' lives.