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Angry with the gods because they now disliked him, he arranged the death of Odin’s son Balder. Loki discovered that Balder could be harmed only by mistletoe. One day while the gods were tossing objects at Balder in fun, Loki gave a piece of mistletoe to the blind god Höd and told him to throw it at Balder. The mistletoe struck Balder and killed him. The gods held a banquet in honor of Balder to which, naturally, Loki was not invited. But he showed up anyway, insulted the gods, and then fled again when they became angry. To escape detection, Loki disguised himself as a fish, but the gods knew his tricks by this time and caught him in a net. The gods decided to banish Loki to the cave of sorrows. They tied Loki around some sharp rocks in the cave and a giantess named Skadi hung a great snake over Loki’s head, and when its venom dripped onto Loki’s face, it caused terrible pain. Loki would twist in agony, causing the whole world to shake. It is said that Loki will remain in that cave until Ragnarok arrives.
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