Is Loki the God of Time? Everything He’s the God of in Marvel, Explained

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Loki season 2 finale.

Thor: Love and Thunder might’ve depicted most gods as decadent slobs who lay about doing nothing for millennia in Omnipotence City, but the MCU has long told us that the Asgardian pantheon takes its jobs and duties seriously. Even, or perhaps especially, Loki, who’s definitely lived up to its titles over the years.

Tom Hiddleston’s adoptive brother to Thor has arguably been even more attentive to his purpose as a god than his sibling, as we know Thor sometimes thinks he’s the “God of Hammers” rather than the God of Thunder. That’s impressive as Loki is actually the god of a bunch of things, once you factor in his long and storied comic book history.

In the wake of Loki season 2’s big developments, there’s been much speculation about the character taking on other godhoods too. But what is that all about and what else is Loki the god of? Here’s your bible on everything you need to know about Loki’s deific duties.

God of Mischief

Loki, the God of Mischief — it’s just what he is, right? Going right back to his roots in Norse mythology, Loki is a trickster god and as such is most famous for causing mischief. Honestly, leading alien invasions of New York and attempting to subjugate humanity might seem like a pretty extreme definition of mischief, but still, this title is one that has become synonymous with the Asgardian throughout his comic book history and his characterization in the MCU.

God of Evil

Another traditional title of Loki’s in the comics is “God of Evil,” which perfectly suited him back in the days when he was a classic conniving villain. However, in the MCU, even at his most wicked in The Avengers, Loki hasn’t been what you would call out-and-out evil so the nickname has never cropped up in live-action. This is part of a trend for Marvel adaptations to avoid the E-word across the board, like Magneto’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in Fox’s X-Men franchise and the total lack of Baron Zemo’s Masters of Evil in the MCU so far.