User blog comment:IceFireWarden0/Asgard- Expectations For Rick's Norse Mythology Series/@comment-122.167.26.71-20130328061125/@comment-139.228.43.96-20130329125844

The question is, how would the heroes get their powers from the gods? As far as I know (which may be not much) there are no demigods or god-channeling-magicians. Maybe there are rune-writers (?) or maybe heroes with blessings from the gods, or even the gods themselves! Rick Riordan needs to get some fresh new ideas though, so their readers won't get similar treatment for every mythology. I think Loki would be more like Set in Kane Chronicles, sort of in between good and evil. I think the all-powerful-super-villain would probably be characters like Fenrir or the serpent Jormungandr (like Apophis) in Ragnarok, which is apocalypse in Norse mythology (although a new world will form after that).

@Menara There is actually someone who stole the apples in Norse Mythology! I forgot who though, I think it was a giant or something.