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Moder Jord (Mother Earth) by Stephan Sinding. Jörð (Old Norse: Jǫrð, lit. 'earth') is the personification of earth and a goddess in Norse mythology.She is the mother of the thunder god Thor and a sexual partner of Odin. [1]
DR284 from the Hunnestad Monument, which has been interpreted as depicting the gýgr Hyrrokkin riding on a wolf with a snake as reins. [1]A jötunn (also jotun; in the normalised scholarly spelling of Old Norse, jǫtunn / ˈ j ɔː t ʊ n /; [2] or, in Old English, eoten, plural eotenas) is a type of being in Germanic mythology.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains ...
In Norse mythology, Móði (Old Norse: ; anglicized Módi or Mothi) and Magni are the sons of Thor.Their names translate to "Wrath" and "Mighty," respectively. Rudolf Simek states that, along with Thor's daughter Þrúðr ("Strength"), they embody their father's features.
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
In Old Swedish, the corresponding word is varþer; in modern Swedish vård. The belief in this type of guardian spirits remained strong in Scandinavian folklore up until the last centuries and continues to be found in northern faith based religions today. The English word '"wraith" is derived from vǫrðr, while "ward" and "warden" are cognates.
The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid- to late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not precise, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century.
Piaga Temple (Templo Piaga), Vila Pagã, José de Freitas, Piauí; Piaga Temple of Souls (Templo Piaga das Almas), Vila Pagã, José de FreitasTemplo Casa Telucama, Lauro de Freitas, Bahia