Nyi and Nidi

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In Norse mythology, Nýi and Niði ("New and Nether") were the two dwarves who governed the waxing and waning lunar phase, respectively. In modern Swedish, the words "Ny" and "Nedan" are still used to refer to waning and waxing moons.

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	Norse mythology
	List of Norse gods \| Æsir \| Vanir \| Giants \| Elves \| Dwarves \| Troll \| Valkyries \| Einherjar \| Norns \| Odin \| Thor \| Freyr \| Freyja \| Loki \| Balder \| Týr \| Yggdrasil \| Ginnungagap \| Ragnarök
	Sources: Poetic Edda \| Prose Edda \| The Sagas \| Volsung Cycle \| Tyrfing Cycle \| Rune stones \| Old Norse language \| Orthography \| Later influence
	Society: Viking Age \| Skald \| Kenning \| Blót \| Seid \| Numbers
	People, places and things

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