Meaning of Hœnir | Babel Free

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A Norse Æsir god, who, along with Odin and Lodur, created the first humans.

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“The Æsir send⟳ in exchange⟳ Hœnir, an obscure figure⟳ in Old Norse mythology, and perhaps understandably so, since the Vanir soon discover⟳ that Hœnir, though extremely good-looking, is like⟳ a ventriloquist's dummy.”

“2014, Dagulf Loptson, Playing With Fire, Lulu, EPUB Edition, unnumbered page, Unfortunately, little information remains about the Æsir god Hœnir. In Gylfaginning, Snorri tells us that Hœnir was given as a hostage to the Vanir in exchange⟳ for Njörðr in a pledge of truce.”

“Rather curiously, it is Hœnir who is said to have⟳ imbued the lifeless wood with óðr ('frenzy', 'passion'), rather than Odin, who derives his own⟳ name⟳ from the quality.”

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