"Thor was once outwitted by a giant king, Útgarða-Loki. The king, using his magic, tricked Thor. The king raced Thought itself against Thor’s fast servant, Þjálfi (nothing being faster than thought, which can leap from land to land, and from time to time, in an instant). Then, Loki (who was with Thor) was challenged by Útgarða-Loki to an eating contest with one of his servants, Logi. Loki lost, eventually. The servant even ate up the trough containing the food. The servant was an illusion of “Wild-Fire”, no living thing being able to equal the consumption rate of fire. He called Thor weak when he only lifted the paw of a cat, the cat being the illusion of the Midgard Serpent. Thor was challenged to a drinking contest, and could not empty a horn which was filled not with mead but was connected to the ocean. This action started tidal changes. And here, Thor wrestled an old woman, who was Old Age, something no one could beat, to one knee. Thor left humiliated, but was heartened later when he met a messager who told he that he had in fact performed great feats worthy of a powerful warrior god for doing as well as he did with those challenges."
Thanks to heavenly king of The Lounge posting forums (http://lounge.moviecodec.com/vs-forum/thor-vs-hercules-marvel-and-myth-48851/) for your post on Norse mythology!
On another note, I asked my dad about cube planets. He said they were impossible providing they stayed still, however, if it rotated and revolved like the Earth, then all the forces from the outside would squish it into a sphere. I found that interesting. However, if it didn't sphere-ify, it would have a messed up gravitational pull on itself.
This time, I chose an image of Thor, the challenged god of the drinking myths. He doesn't look like the type of guy that enjoys losing, does he? He is holding his special hammer, which he used in battle to kill his enemies.
Image Citation-
roni, . 05-01-09. Online Posting to Playa.Info. Web. 10 Oct 2009.
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