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"It implies there is only one thing. It doesn;t imply they use something they call magic, because for them it is the same as science." But Thor's line would be useless, because it would apply to Earth as well then. Why specify your home realm as a place where magic and science blend if everywhere else qualifies as well?

"Besides, what is it they do then? Hugin and Munin. And dont come from things from Mythologie, but from within the MCU. They haven;t done anything special that could be called "magical". Sleipnir is not Loki's child within the MCU." Bro. Hugin and Munin are spies for Odin. Just like they are in the mythology. We see them in Germany spying on Thor and Loki in the Avengers. Talking to Odin counts as magical, dude. There's no proof Sleipnir isn't Loki's child, either. The MCU is silent on the issue, so why would we assume anything different than the mythology?

"And where is the term god ever said to be preferred for Cosmic Entities? No where. Where are the asgardians ever called spiritual beings, or implied to be? no where. And why wiuld demigod be the preferred term for asgardians? Never implied to be this way." No where, true, but what they do is the definition of divinity. It just is. It's the definition. When Odin talks about the Infinity Stones, it's pretty clear he understands their origins and therefore knows of the cosmic entities. Would you really call yourself a god if you knew someone like Lady Death was out there? Of course not. And Thor is referred to as a demigod by Tony Stark, and Loki (who is enemies with Thor at this point) accepts that terminology.

"And those examples, for them, is not magic, it part of them being Asgarians, their science." But... It's not science. It's just not. It's magic dude. Incantations are magic. Real science would be if Asgard had its own biology, not variants of Earth biology. And to be fair, they do, such as the Bilge Snipe. Bu that's why Thor refers to it as a blend of Magic and Science. Sleipnir is a mythological creature. Sure, he can be categorized, but his origin is divine in nature. Just because there is a logic to it, doesn't mean it's science. You wouldn't call Hogwarts a school of Science and Technology just because there is a chemistry to potions and grammatical rules for spell casting.

"'I went to Midgard to rule as benevolent god. Just like you.' 'We are not gods. Live, grow and die just like humans.'" But that is accurate to the mythology! In the myths, the Aesir had to consume the Golden Apples of Idunn to retain their youth, or they would die of old age! And we see those same apples at the banquet table Thor overturns in a rage in the first Thor movie! And who in their right mind calls themselves a god when Lady Death and Oblivion predate you? No one would. That's why the term "demigod" is used in the MCU. They're spiritual beings. There is talk of the dead going to Valhalla and the "water spirits" or Norns talking to Thor in AoU. Like, they're canonically called spirits. Not being a "God" per se doesn't make you an alien. They're a race of demigods.

And BTW, yes Niddhogr does. Johann Schmidt presses his eye to find the Tesseract in the Norwegian Church dedicated to the Asgardians.