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In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning (chapter 38), the enthroned figure of High tells Gangleri (king Gylfi in disguise) that two ravens named Huginn and Muninn sit on Odin's shoulders. The ravens tell Odin everything they see and hear. Odin sends Huginn and Muninn out at dawn, and the birds fly all over the world before returning at dinner-time.
Huginn has a frog-like body and a cat-like head and tail while Muninn has a frog-like body and a tapir-like head. Their names and presence as Draxum's constant companions are a play on Odin's ravens Huginn and Muninn. In the episode "Goyles, Goyles, Goyles", Huginn and Muninn are shown to be looking for new employment after Draxum went into ...
Huginn and Muninn: Old Norse: Huginn og Munin "Thought" and "Memory" Two ravens who bring information to the God Odin Mentioned in Poetic Edda and Prose Edda: Leo Latin: Leo: Leo means "lion" in Latin. [28] Walter of Aquitaine's horse in Waltharius. [28] In Rosengarten zu Worms d, Walter has a lion painted on his shield. [28] Lewe (Löwe ...
Huginn and Muninn- Two crows. They serve as Odin's spies, flying around and bringing him information. Abidemi and Kayode- Elephants who are friends of Obatala. They protect Diana's body while Gus goes into the underworlds to save her. Tan- A were-lion who tries to eat Kali, Oya and Tigre by tricking them into going into his cave.
Huginn and Muninn (フギン&ムニン, Fugin & Munin) Voiced by: Taisuke Nakano (Huginn), Tomohiro Yamaguchi (Muninn) [7] (Japanese); Michael Chapman (Huginn), Ben Pronsky (Muninn) (English) A pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. They are usually seen resting on Odin's shoulders.
During Skaife's tenure, only one raven, Muninn, escaped, but was captured by a member of the public. [53] On Saint George's Day (23 April) 2019, four chicks were hatched from ravens Huginn and Muninn (named after Odin's mythical ravens), the first to do so at the Tower since 1989. One of the chicks remains at the Tower and has been named George ...
The highest god Odin had two ravens named Huginn and Muninn ("thought" and "memory" respectively) who flew around the world bringing back tidings to their master. Therefore, one of Odin's many names was the "raven god" (Hrafnaguð). In Gylfaginning (c. 1220), the medieval Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson explains:
Huginn and Muninn – pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin whose names mean Thought and Memory; Huldufólk (Icelandic/Faroese) – secret mound/rock dwelling elves; Hulder (Scandinavian) – forest spirit; Huli jing – nine-tailed fox spirit; Huma – regenerative fire bird; Humbaba – lion-faced giant