Hati Hróðvitnisson
demonic sky Norse single tradition · 2
Hati Hróðvitnisson is a wolf in Norse mythology who chases the moon deity Máni across the sky. He runs ahead of Sól in pursuit of Máni. He will eventually catch and devour Máni.
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When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1300
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Prose Edda (13th century) as part of Norse eschatological mythology.
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Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Hati Hróðvitnisson, the second wolf, runs ahead of Sól to chase after Máni, whom Hati Hróðvitnisson will also catch.”
#16178 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In stanza 39 of the poem Grímnismál, Odin (disguised as Grímnir) says that both the Sun and the Moon are pursued through the heavens by wolves; the Sun, referred to as the "shining god" is pursued by Sköll to the "protecting woods", while the moon is pursued by Hati Hróðvitnisson”
#19377 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001