Hymir
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Hymir (Old Norse: /ˈhymɪɹ̝/) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the owner of a brewing-cauldron fetched by the thunder-god Thor for Ægir, who wants to hold a feast for the Æsir (gods). In Hymiskviða, Hymir is portrayed as the father of Týr, but in Skáldskaparmál, Odin is Týr's father.
Name
The etymology of the Old Norse name Hymir remains unclear.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. It is perhaps related to the Norwegian humen ('limp, weary') or humre ('whinny'; compare with MHG hummen 'hum').Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Andy Orchard has proposed the translation 'creeper'.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
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Attestations
Hymiskviða and Gylfaginning
Hymiskviða recounts how Thor and Týr obtain the cauldron from Hymir. His skull is unusually hard, and Thor breaks a cup by throwing it at Hymir's head.
Hymiskviða also recounts Thor's fishing for Jörmungandr, the Midgard serpent.[1] Thor goes fishing with Hymir, using the head of Hymir's best ox for bait, and catches Jörmungandr, who then either breaks loose[2] or, as told in the Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, is cut loose by Hymir.[3] The Prose Edda provides the additional detail that while Thor was attempting to pull Jörmungandr in, his feet went through the bottom of the boat.[3]
Hymir is also portrayed in Hymiskviða as a jötunn and the father of the god Týr. Scholar John Lindow notes that this may be a unique situation in Norse mythology, for if Loki also has a jötunn father, Fárbauti, he is only "enumerated among the Æsir" as Snorri Sturluson puts it in Gylfaginning, and thus not really part of their group.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Picture stones
This encounter between Thor and Jörmungandr seems to have been one of the most popular motifs in Norse art. Three picture stones have been linked with the story and show Hymir: the Ardre VIII image stone, the Hørdum stone, and the Gosforth Cross.[4] A stone slab that may be a portion of a second cross at Gosforth also shows a fishing scene using an ox head for bait.[5] The legend is also depicted on the Altuna Runestone, but its image does not show Hymir, possibly due to the narrow shape of that stone.
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davidson, Hilda Ellis (1993). The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe. Routledge. pp. 50–53. ISBN 0-203-40850-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bellows, Henry Adams (transl.) (1936). "Hymiskviða". The Poetic Edda. pp. 144–147.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Snorri Sturluson; Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (transl.) (1916). "Gylfaginning". The Prose Edda. The American-Scandinavian Foundation. pp. 69–70.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sørensen, Preben M. (2002). "Þorr's Fishing Expedition (Hymiskviða)". In Acker, Paul; Larrington, Carolyne (eds.). The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology. Williams, Kirsten (trans.). Routledge. pp. 119–138. ISBN 0-8153-1660-7. p. 122-123, 127-128.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fee, Christopher R.; Leeming, David A. (2001). Gods, Heroes, & Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-19-513479-6.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.de Vries, Jan (1962). Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch (1977 ed.). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983969-8.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5.
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