Muninn
One of a pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin; Muninn's name means Memory.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Norse mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Simurgh, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Thunderbird, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Humbaba, Hraesvelg, Hrímþurs, Huaychivo, Hudhud, Hue-tsiau, Huldufólk, Hulder, Huma, Hyakume, Hydrus, Hyōsube, Hypnalis, Skuld, The Nornirs, Urd, Verdandi, Fenrir, Freki, Wōden, valkyries, Geri, Heiðrún, Sæhrímnir, Eikþyrnir, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Ziz, griffins, Medusa, Pegasus, sphinxes, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Harpy, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Hydra, Hundun, huli jing, Hupia, Einherjar
- serves
- Odin
- sibling of
- Huginn
- enemy of
- Nidhogg
Mentioned by
- angels
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- Ziz
- griffins
- Medusa
- Pegasus
- sphinxes
- basilisk
- Fenghuang
- Cockatrice
- Erinyes
- Djinn
- Elemental
and 23 more
Sources
Source passages
“Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn”
#4463 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Huginn and Muninn (Norse) – pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin whose names mean Thought and Memory”
#4643 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Beholders: Huginn and Muninn, two mysterious individuals who are able to transform into crows. They are the eyes of Odin, Allfather of the Gods, and are acting to influence events in Midgard. They are the ones who directed Skurai to attack first the village of Fayon”
#15239 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Bernd Heinrich theorizes that Geri and Freki, along with Odin and his ravens Huginn and Muninn, reflect a symbiosis observed in the natural world among ravens, wolves, and humans on the hunt: In a biological symbiosis one organism typically shores up some weakness or deficiency of the other(s).”
#38356 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Scholars have linked Odin's relation to Huginn and Muninn to shamanic practice. John Lindow relates Odin's ability to send his "thought" (Huginn) and "mind" (Muninn) to the trance-state journey of shamans. Lindow says the Grímnismál stanza where Odin worries about the return of Huginn”
#38462 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001