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The modern Chinese names for the days of the week are based on a simple numerical sequence. The word for "week" is followed by a number indicating the day: "Monday" is literally the "Stellar Period One"/"Cycle One", that is, the "First day of the Stellar Period/Cycle", etc.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( March 2016 ) Norse mythology includes a diverse array of people, places, creatures, and other mythical elements.
Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Laganess, Saga Ness Old Norse: Láganes, Old Norse: á nesi Ságu: In Völsunga saga called Láganes instead of á nesi Ságu that appears in Helgakvíða Hundingsbana I. [119] Lágr (as in Láganes) means "low", [209] whereas Sága (as in á nesi Ságu) was the name of a ...
Name Name meaning Alternative names Attested relatives Attestations Ægir "Sea", Awe, Holy (a Norse appellation for Hagia Sofia is Ægir Sif) Hlér, Gymir, Mæri simbli sumbls. Father: Fornjótr Brothers: Logi, Kári Wife: Rán Daughters: Blóðughadda, Bylgja, Dröfn (Bára), Dúfa, Hefring, Himinglæva, Hrönn, Kólga, Uðr
The Prose and Poetic Eddas, which form the foundation of what we know today concerning Norse mythology, contain many names of dwarfs.While many of them are featured in extant myths of their own, many others have come down to us today only as names in various lists provided for the benefit of skalds or poets of the medieval period and are included here for completeness.
Pages in category "Characters in Norse mythology" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Healfdene – Hroðgar's father and predecessor, also prominent in Norse tradition. Hama – a Germanic hero; Halga – Hroðgar's brother. He is hardly mentioned in Beowulf but he is a prominent character in Norse tradition. Hæþcyn – the son of the Geatish king Hreðel. Hæreð – the father of Hygd, queen of the Geats.
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, A; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, B–C; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, F–G; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, Hi–Hy; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O