Loki, shapeshifted into a mare, lured the stallion Svaðilfari away from the master builder's work on Asgard's walls. Loki later gave birth to Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse who became Odin's steed.
A giant builder and his stallion Svaðilfari nearly completed Asgard's walls within the allotted time. Loki, as a mare, lured Svaðilfari away; the enraged giant was slain by Thor, as told in Gylfaginning.
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