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Meili

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This article is about the Norse god. For the ancient Chinese place, see Wuxi .

In Norse mythology , Meili ( Old Norse : [?m?ile] , 'the lovely one' [1] ) is a god , son of the god Odin and Jorð , and brother of the god Thor . Meili is attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson . Other than Meili's relation to Odin and Thor, no additional information is provided about the deity in either source.

Attestations [ edit ]

In the Poetic Edda poem Harbarðsljoð , Meili receives a single mention; the god Thor declares that, even if he were an outlaw , he would reveal his name and his homeland, for he is the son of Odin, the brother of Meili, and the father of Magni . [2]

Meili receives four mentions in the Prose Edda book Skaldskaparmal . In chapter 17, verses from the poem Haustlong (attributed to the 10th century skald Þjoðolfr of Hvinir ) are provided, where Thor is referred to as "Meili's brother." [3] In chapter 22, additional quotes from Haustlong are provided where a kenning is employed for the god Hœnir that refers to Meili ("step-Meili"). [4] In chapter 23, a quote by a work from the skald Þjoðolfr of Hvinir is provided that refers to Thor as "Meili's brother". [5] In chapter 75, Meili is listed among names of the Æsir and as a son of Odin (between the god Baldr and the god Viðarr ). [6]

Reception [ edit ]

Some 19th-century scholars proposed that Meili's mother should be understood as Jorð , a goddess and the personified Earth. [7] Also during the 19th century, Viktor Rydberg theorized that Baldr and Meili are one and the same. [8]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Simek (2007:210).
  2. ^ Larrington (1999:70).
  3. ^ Faulkes (1995:80).
  4. ^ Faulkes (1995:87).
  5. ^ Faulkes (1999:89).
  6. ^ Faulkes (1995:156).
  7. ^ Examples include Pierer (1844:204), Barth (1846:396), and Uhland (1868:18).
  8. ^ Rydberg (2003:191).

References [ edit ]

  • Barth, Christian K. (1846). Teutschlands Urgeschichte, Vol. 5 . Erlangen: J. J. Palm & Ernst Enke. (in German)
  • Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda . Everyman . ISBN   0-460-87616-3
  • Larrington, Carolyne (Trans.) (1999). The Poetic Edda . Oxford World's Classics . ISBN   0-19-283946-2
  • Pierer, Heinrich A. (1844). Universallexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, Vol. 21 . Altenburg: H. A. Pierer. (in German)
  • Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . D.S. Brewer . ISBN   0-85991-513-1
  • Rydberg, Viktor (2003). Our Father's Godsaga: Retold for the Young . Lincoln: iUniverse. ISBN   0-595-29978-4
  • Uhland, Ludwig (1868). Schriften zur Geschichte der Dichtung und Sage, Vol. 6 . Stuttgart: Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. (in German)
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