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Iðunn

deity sky Norse single tradition · 4

Iðunn is a goddess who exchanges words with Loki. Gefjon questions why Loki wants to bring negativity into the hall with the assembled gods after an exchange occurs between Loki and Iðunn.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
1200 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Poetic Edda written down.

Relationships

enemy of
Loki
co occurs with
Óðr, Hnoss, Frigg, Sleipnir, Svaðilfari, Herfjötur, dísir, Idisi, Gefjon, Odin, Thor, Njörðr, Freyr, Ægir, Skaði, Þjazi, Baldr, Freyja, Nehalennia

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Freyja
  2. Gefjon
  3. Idis (Germanic)
  4. Nehalennia

Source passages

“After an exchange occurs between Loki and the goddess Iðunn, Gefjon questions why Loki wants to bring negativity into the hall with the assembled gods:”

#12540 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Chapter 56 details the abduction of the goddess Iðunn by the jötunn Þjazi in the form of an eagle”

#12640 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Jacob Grimm proposes a potential connection to the name of the Norse goddess Iðunn and the idisi. Grimm states that "with the original form idis the goddess Idunn may possibly be connected."”

#26210 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Germanic paganism Iðunn, North Germanic goddess associated with apples”

#27011 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001