Lorelei (Asgardian)

Lorelei
Cover of Thor Vol 1. #359 with Lorelei, Loki and Thor Art by Walt Simonson.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Mighty Thor #337 (January 1984)
Created by	Walter Simonson
In-story information
Full name	Lorelei
Species	Asgardian
Place of origin	Asgard
Partnerships	Loki Pluto
Notable aliases	Melodi, Ice Queen, Valkyrie
Abilities	Superhuman strength, durability and endurance Immunity to all Earth diseases Longevity Via mystical abilities: Some knowledge of sorcery, mostly love charms and potions Ability to seduce virtually any male god or mortal to do whatever she wants

Lorelei is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is based on the being of the same name from Germanic mythology.

Lorelei first appeared in Thor vol. 1 #337 (November 1983), and was created by Walt Simonson.

She made subsequent appearances in Thor vol. 1 #338-350 (December 1983-December 1984), Thor vol 1. #354-355 (April–May 1985), #357-359 (July–September 1985), #363 (January 1986), #367-368 (May–June 1986), Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe vol 2. #7 (June 1986), Thor vol 1 #383 (September 1987), #398-400 (December 1988-February 1989), #402 (April 1989), Black Knight Vol 2 #3 (August 1990), Thor vol 1 #438 (November 1991), #440 (December 1991), #476 (July 1994), #485 (April 1995), Journey into Mystery vol. 1 #509-511 (May–August 1997), Defenders vol. 2 #1-4 (March–June 2001), Loki #1 (January 2004), and Thor: Son of Asgard #5 (June 9, 2004).

In Asgard, a bored Loki sees warriors engaged in a forbidden Troll hunt. Lorelei, a beautiful woman, offers to help the troll by hiding it. When she gets close, however, she hoists it in the air, winning the hunt through trickery and impressing the men. Loki invites Lorelei to his castle and, despite Helgi's warnings, she goes with him. The pair trick Sif into leaving; then Loki turns into Thor and the two kiss. When Sif finds them, she is furious; she strikes them both to the ground and storms out. Lorelei wonders if she has made a mistake, but Loki assures her that she will succeed where her older sister, Amora the Enchantress, has failed.

Loki agrees to take Lorelei to Manhattan to win Thor's love; in exchange Lorelei agrees to travel to a dangerous district in New York City to hypnotize the dragon Fafnir into attacking Thor. Fafnir instead hypnotizes Lorelei, and places her in a trap near the workplace of Thor's alter-ego, Sigurd Jarlson. Thor, as Jarlson, finds and rescues the unconscious Lorelei, and fights Fafnir until the dragon flees. Believing her to be mortal, Thor calls for an ambulance; before she is taken away, Lorelei lets Thor know she is attracted to him and promises to thank him properly when she has recovered. As the ambulance drives off, he realizes he does not know her name.