S2E16: Are Odin and Loki Brothers?

This week we improvise a short “bonus” episode, as we were inspired to really answer the question of what evidence supports the idea of Odin and Loki being “blood brothers” or even possibly actual brothers.  There are certainly interesting parallels between Loki and Odin and inconsistent sources as to whether Loki and Odin could be long time traveling companions or even brothers. 
David gives some interpretations on the idea of Loki and Odin being sons of the mother, fatherless children. That they “adopted” each other as brothers seems to fit what we know about their history. David has a controversial theory of Odin and Loki as gods of Lust and Self-Deception.
But who is the third silent god in this trinity of brothers? Next week we will be back with Lokasenna (Part 2).

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Additional Info/Books Discussed: Jackson Crawford discussing the Odin, Loki, and the 3 brothers controversy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb-MJSJaSHk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBg85T862dQ
Lokasenna in English and Old Norse: http://www.voluspa.org/lokasenna.htm
Gylfaggining 33 in English and Old Norse: http://www.voluspa.org/gylfaginning31-40.htm
The Poetic Edda (Crawford, Hackett Classics): https://amzn.to/3JqmsfF
Poetic Edda by Carolyne Larrington (Oxford World Classics; David’s preferred translation): https://amzn.to/3sxITc7
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