Hymir
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right|thumb|250px|Hymir, Thor and Jörmungandr. An illustration from Nils Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda. thumb|upright|Hymir and Thor on the Gosforth Cross Hymir (Old Norse: ) 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.
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- Instance of
- giant
- Part of
- Norse mythology
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Tyr
- Image
- Gosforth fishing.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Gymir
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- described by source
- Poetic Edda
- Commons category
- Hymir
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Name
- Attestations
- ''Hymiskviða'' and ''Gylfaginning''
- Picture stones
- References
- Bibliography
right|thumb|250px|Hymir, Thor and Jörmungandr. An illustration from Nils Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda. thumb|upright|Hymir and Thor on the Gosforth Cross Hymir (Old Norse: ) 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. It is perhaps related to the Norwegian humen ('limp, weary') or humre ('whinny'; compare with MHG hummen 'hum'). Andy Orchard has proposed the translation 'creeper'.
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