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Ymir

Ymir

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A very old giant killed by Odin and his brothers whose body became the world
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Ymir
  • Ymir is one of the jötunn, and the entire system of the mythology depends on a hierarchical distinction between Aesir and jötunn.

Examples

  • Odin and his brothers killed Ymir to shape the universe from his remains.

  • It is also a fact that this action involves a slaying within a family, for Ooinn and his brother are related to Ymir through their mother, Bestla, who is of jötunn blood.

    Academic text (1997)

  • We do these as a tribute in respect of Ymir and because of the nature's her... "hermaphrodite," I think?

    Midsommar (2019)

  • In the mythology, the AEsir and Ymir have, paradoxically, been living in some central space before the cosmos was created.

    Academic text (1997)

  • It may not be a coincidence that Vafpruonismal 21 mentions precisely four parts of Ymir that are used to make the cosmos: from his flesh the earth, from his bones the mountains, from his skull heaven, and from his sweat or blood the sea.

    Academic text (1997)

  • In Norse mythology, Ymir was the primeval giant whose body created the world.

  • According to legend, Ymir was so large that his body became the earth, skies, and seas.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ymir comes from Old Norse Ýmir, the primeval giant who was killed and whose body was used to make the world. So think of Ymir as the 'first giant' whose body became the earth.