Now, in the city of Asgard dwelt one called Loki, who, though amongst the Æsir, was not of the Æsir, but utterly unlike to them; for to do the wrong, and leave the right undone, was, night and day, this wicked Loki’s one unwearied aim.

Annie Keary, The Heroes of Asgard

It is an ordinary day, a sort of grey with boredom stirring in the streets.

Carol Ann Duffy, Education for Leisure