For this LGBTQ+ Pride Month, our full moon altar is graced by two gender-fluid Norse gods in their goddess forms, Lady Thor and Lady Loki. Their trans-gender-fluidity is entirely consistent with Norse mythology. In one famous myth, both Thor and Loki crossdressed as women in order to retrieve Thor's stolen hammer, Mjolnir. In another notorious myth, Loki changed genders to actually become female -- well, a female mare. Loki inadvertently ended up pregnant by a stallion and gave birth to an eight-legged foal, Sleipnir.
I bought my Lady Thor and Lady Loki statues online about 10 years ago. For those of you who know the superhero collectibles scene, they are part of the Kotobukiya Marvel Bishoujo series. "Bishoujo" means "pretty girl" in Japanese and is a common title for female anime characters.
These deities represent diametrically opposite forces. Together, they constitute the dialectic by which existence and human history evolves and move forward. Lady Thor embodies order, law, reason, justice, and stability in the universe, backed up by force when required.
Both forces are necessary for balance in the universe. Depending on the circumstances, each may be characterized as good or bad, beneficial or destructive, welcome or unwanted, a blessing or a curse. It's all relative.
Behold the endless cosmic cycle of existence.
[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2025]
This is a great education! Mostly news to me. Our endless rain has obscured the moon for so many days I've lost track of the phase.
ReplyDeleteI love these figures. And to think Lady Loki does all that in heels!
ReplyDelete...you have introduced me to a new world.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love them 😍
ReplyDeleteHave a happy day 💃☘️🪁
My Grand daughter would love these, we both love female super heroes.
ReplyDeleteShe is still trying to figure out her gender orientation at this time and I encourage her to go with her feelings and not the attitudes of her parents.
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So my husband has a whole basement full of Marvel & DC statues - always the comic / super hero fan.... THESE are AMAZING. I feel like I need to get these & have my own little corner in his collection
ReplyDelete@ Rebecca Jo -- Go for it! GIRL POWER!
DeleteLove these! We don’t hear enough about them!
ReplyDeleteLOOOOVE!
ReplyDeleteOh, the attitude!
Happy Pride!!
XOXO
Hello Debra, In your arrangement, Lady Thor looks like she is about to attack Lady Loki with her hammer. It appears that Norse goddesses don't get along with each other any better than the Greek or Roman ones did. I also have a question--is Lady Thor's hammer moveable? It looks to me like it is sideways in her hand.
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@ Parnassus (Jim) -- Yes, Lady Thor's hammer is moveable, plus her head can come off too. There's a helmeted head it can be substituted with, but I don't like that one because it obscures her face and all that glorious hair.
DeleteWhy do I all of a sudden *like* Loki, here?
ReplyDeletePrepare yourself for a shock: I love this post :-) I totally geeked out when Jane Foster showed up as Lady Thor in the Last Thor Movie. (I have a story about how Lady Thor helped me rid our agency of a racist - I should share it some day.) I totally want to see her, Black Widow, Captain Peggy Carter, Valkyrie, Monica Rambeau, Ms. Marvel (Kamala), Gammorra, Nebula, and Okoye (General of the Wakandan Dora Malaje) in an all female avengers/super hero movie. Also, we had 2 pet ferrets once and named them Thor and Loki. Loki earned his name the entire time we had him. Great post!
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@ Breenlantern -- I would watch and rewatch that all-Marvel-female-superhero movie a MILLION times!
Delete👠🤣 This girl hasn't done anything in heels for over 50 years so I don't get all that impressed with the phrase "and she does it wearing heels!" Why are you doing it in heels? Get yourself some comfortable footwear, girlfriend!! 😘 Besides, Tom Hiddleston in those shiny loafers, sans socks, or winged boots is all the Loki I need!! 🥰
ReplyDelete🏒 I will be impressed tomorrow night by the Oilers showing the Panthers that hockey really doesn't belong in Miami! And they'll be doing in skates, backwards!! 🤣
OHMosh this is fantastic. I love the story of dressing as women to get the hammer back. I don't think there is one of your alters that I haven't liked. They are all so impressive as is this one. Have a happy day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning and meaningful altar for Pride Month! I love how you've honored the deep roots of gender fluidity in Norse mythology Loki’s transformation stories are legendary, and the tale of Thor reclaiming Mjolnir in disguise always makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteYour interpretation of Lady Thor and Lady Loki as cosmic opposites in balance is beautifully expressed. The Kotobukiya figures sound like true collector’s gems. Thank you for sharing this blend of mythology, spirituality, and Pride in such a thoughtful way!
Another fascinating full moon altar and one uniquely you! I have read a lot of Norse mythology so was aware of the trans nature of the Gods, but I have never seen action figures like these. This altar made me so happy and gay!
ReplyDeleteOf the two, I would prefer a romantic liaison with Lady Loki. She looks kind of cute in spite of those massive horns. Maybe we could go for a ramble in the countryside before enjoying a pub lunch.
ReplyDeleteLady Thor and Lady Loki sound like the yin and yang of Norse mythology
ReplyDelete@ Kathy G -- Yes! Exactly the same principle but in different packaging!
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ReplyDeleteYou're full of surprises. Somehow didn't expect anime figures to be part of your collection. Very neat. Like how you put a new interpretation on it.
When I see Captain America, the Winter Soldier or Rocket Raccoon doing their schtick while wearing high heels, that's when I'll know the Marvel Universe is actually in the 21st Century with the rest of us.
ReplyDelete@ Tundra Bunny -- Oh, all those variations AND MORE exist in abundance in fanart and fanfics! But of course not in the official canon of Marvel, unlike Lady Thor and Lady Loki, who both exist in Marvel comics. Jane Foster exists as the female Thor in one Marvel movie -- "Thor: Love and Thunder".
DeleteThis is so much fun for sure
ReplyDeleteI love it. I didn't even know there was a Lady Loki or Lady Thor.
ReplyDeleteI’d never thought of the female versions of the Norse gods.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense that there would be. Life is about balance after all
Your full moon altars are always so interesting!
ReplyDeleteNow I want to read the comic book.
ReplyDeleteYou have an amazing collection of goddesses, Debra! I love your ongoing altar tradition. I'm more of a Lady Loki than Lady Thor.
ReplyDeleteWell, we could use a lot more Lady Thor in this country right now and a lot less of Loki. Your figurines are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love your ladies. They're gorgeous.
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Janie
i'm a bit late to the (full moon) party, sorry. I love your full moon altars, they give me a lot of joy each month. Thanks for the stories too, v. informative. Well done.
ReplyDeleteAlways a great read!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun altar. The gender fluidity in those stories about Loki were always something I enjoyed.
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I wish Marvel hadn't Marvelised Norse mythology.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that these are Norse figurines. I only know them from the Marvel universe, where both of them are definitely male! Love this, love how they have been imagined, and the spunk in both of them. The diametrically opposite personalities is a bonus!
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