Act one, perhaps the best known myth about Loki which involves the creation of Thor's hammer and dwarves nearly chopping off the god of mischief's head for being, well, mischievous and an arrogant prat.

Samuel Thompson

https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1436&context=yjlh

Sif's haircut and Thor's hammer

https://norse-mythology.org/tales/loki-and-the-dwarves/

In the second segment, a character study about Loki in the ancient storytelling tradition of the trickster, courtesy an aggressively aggregated Smithsonian I found clicking links in another aggressively aggregated blog post.

The Trickster

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/folklorist-explains-lokis-place-pantheon-trickster-heroes-180977935/

Act three, a discussion with my best friend Tyler about the hit TV show "Loki," a genocidal god with an apparent heart of gold. Yes, it's oxymoronic, but that's where the good stuff is.

"I think that you could argue that the journey of the season for him is about Loki becoming a hero in a lot of ways, and what's more heroic than doing the right thing for the right reasons and losing anyways? Suddenly, he's in the position that Steve Rogers found himself in after Infinity War, which is really compelling."

—Michael Waldron

https://www.cbr.com/loki-writer-compares-captain-america-similar/

"I think it’s when Alligator Loki ate President Loki’s hand that I realized I was in love."

--Variety

"The Loki finale proves Marvel TV shows are already in a rut. The series remade a charming villain as a dull, passive hero."

--Slate