Alsviðr
animal_ally sky Norse single tradition · 4
Alsviðr is one of the horses that draw the chariot of the goddess Sól in Norse mythology. His name means ‘all-swift’.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Attested in Medieval Icelandic texts.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Árvakr
- co occurs with
- Pyrois, Eous, Aethon, Phlegon, Ūsiņš, Sköll, Sol Invictus, Zeus, Indra, Eos, Saulė, Apollo, Sūrya, Helios
- serves
- Sol
- allied with
- Árvakr
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“In Norse mythology, the chariot of the goddess Sól, drawn by Árvakr and Alsviðr (‘early awake’ and ‘all-swift’).”
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“in Norse mythology, the chariot of the Sun god is driven by the two horses Árvakr and Alsviðr”
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“In Norse mythology, Árvakr (Old Norse "early awake") and Alsviðr ("very quick") are the horses which pull the sun, or Sól's chariot, across the sky each day.”
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