By calling Loki the ‘enemy of the gods’, Snorri suggests that, despite being half-god and half-giant, his loyalties lie with his paternal ancestry. This is in contrastto Thor whose mother was a giantess and is always shown as completely loyal to the Æsir. This suggests that it is the father’s blood that determines how the offspring will ultimately behave. The juxtaposition of outer beauty with this inner evil and moral ugliness may also reflect Loki’s mixed parentage.