"The Norse gods are reginn, “organizing powers,” and by themselves cannot bring that..."

“The Norse gods are reginn, “organizing powers,” and by themselves cannot bring that world to life; they need the touch of disorder and vulnerability that Loki brings, a point we see by its reverse: when Loki is suppressed, the world collapses; when he—and disorder—returns, the world is reborn.”

- Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art
by Lewis Hyde