Mundilfari

In Norse mythology Mundilfari or Mundilfäri (Old Norse, possibly "the one moving according to particular times"^[1]) is the father of Sól, goddess associated with the Sun, and Máni, associated with the Moon. Mundilfari is attested in the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál stanza 23, and in chapter 11 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning. Mundilfari, a natural satellite of the planet Saturn, is named after the figure.

Etymology

The name appears in various forms in attestations for the figure, some of them significantly different, and various theories have been proposed for the name.^[2] John Lindow states that if the first element, mundil- is related to mund, meaning "period of time," then the name may be a kenning for the Moon,^[2] as Rudolf Simek theorizes.^[1]

See also

• World Mill

Notes

References

• Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0
• Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer ISBN 0-85991-513-1

Personifications and cosmology in Norse mythology Astronomical bodies Sun: Sól Árvakr and Alsviðr Moon: Máni Hjúki and Bil Earth: Jörð Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn Aurvandil Time Day: Dagr Skinfaxi Night: Nótt Hrímfaxi Seasons: Sumarr and Vetr Old age: Elli Worlds Nine Worlds: Álfheimr (Ljósálfheimr) Asgard Hel Jötunheimr/Útgarðr Midgard Múspellsheimr Niðavellir/Svartálfaheimr Niflheim Vanaheimr Connected by the tree Yggdrasil Cosmogenesis, cyclic time, and eschatology Ginnungagap Ymir Auðumbla Ragnarök Other Mundilfari Dellingr Hræsvelgr Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri Viðfinnr