Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Rimfaxi [Frost-mane]" | Scandinavian | The horse of night, the foam of whose bit causes dew. Scandinavian |
"Rimthursar" | Scandinavian | Brother of Y'mer. They were called the "Evil Ones." Scandinavian |
"Ryme" | Scandinavian | The Frost giant, the enemy of the elves and fairies. At the end of the world this giant is to be the pilot of the ship Naglefare. Scandinavian |
Goddess name "Saga" | Scandinavia | A goddess of knowledge & waterfalls |
God name "Siguna" | Scandinavian | wife of Loki. She nurses him in his cavern, but sometimes, as she carries off the poison which the serpents gorge, a portion drops on the god, and his writhings cause earthquakes. Scandinavian |
God name "Soma" | Scandinavian | To drink the Soma. To become immortal. In the Vedic hymns the Soma is the moon-plant, the juice of which confers immortality, and exhilarates even the gods. It is said to be brought down from heaven by a falcon. Scandinavian |
"Trows" | Scandinavian | Dwarfs of Orkney and Shetland mythology, similar to the Scandinavian Trolls. There are land-trows and sea-trows. "Trow tak' thee" is a phrase still used by the island women when angry with their children. |
"Urda" | Scandinavian | Verdandi, and Skulda. The three Nornir (Past, Present, and Future) who dwell in a beautiful hall below the ash-tree Yggdrasil'. Their employment is to engrave on a shield the destiny of man. Scandinavian |
"Urda Urdan" | Scandinavian | Urda or Urdan Fount. The sacred fount of light and heat, situated over the Rainbow Bridge, Bifrost. Scandinavian |
King name "Wayland" | Scandinavian | Wayland the Scandinavian Vulcan, was son of the sea-giant Wate, and the sea-nymph Wac-hilt. He was bound apprentice to Mimi the smith. king Nidung cut the sinews of his feet, and cast him into prison, but he escaped in a feather-boat. |
God name "Well of Wisdom" | Scandinavian | This was the well under the protection of the god Mimir. Odin, by drinking thereof, became the wisest of all beings. Scandinavian |