Mögþrasir
Appearance
InNorse mythology,Mögþrasir(Old Norse:Mǫgþrasir[ˈmɔɣˌθrɑsez̠],possibly meaning "the one who is striving for sons"[1]) is ajötunnwho is solely attested in stanza 49 of the poemVafþrúðnismálfrom thePoetic Edda.[1]
Vafþrúðnismál[edit]
Mögþrasir is mentioned during the contest of wisdom betweenOdinand the giantVafþrúðnir(here anglicized as Mogthrasir):
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Stanza 49:
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Theories[edit]
According to Carolyne Larrington, the identities of these maidens are uncertain but they are probably theNorns.If this is the case, then Mögþrasir is either their father or is being used as akenningto indicate the Norns' kinship with the jötnar.
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References[edit]
- Larrington, Carolyne (transl.) (1996).The Poetic Edda.Oxford World's Classics.ISBN0-19-283946-2
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall.Dictionary of Northern Mythology.D.S. Brewer.ISBN0-85991-513-1