Urth
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A goddess in Norse myth who represents the past and helps decide people's fate
- proper noun
- Literature
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Urth
- The goddess Urth weaves the threads of fate, reminding everyone of their history.
Examples
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A very close pass to Urth will leave the sky orange, the seas red, and deposit many rocks.
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In Norse mythology, Urth is one of the three Norns who decide the fate of all beings.
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According to legend, Urth represents the past and influences the destinies of gods and men.
Synonyms
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A goddess who represents the past and is one of three goddesses of fate
is the same figure but presented with a different written form
Surface Forms
Urth main
Etymology
Urth comes from the Old Norse name Urðr, which means 'fate' or 'what has become' and she is the Norn who stands for the past. A helpful way to remember this is that it is related to old English 'wyrd', the source of our word weird, which long ago meant 'fate', so Urth is the goddess of events already decided.