Vili
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Vili is a Norse god from Germanic mythology, known as one of Odin’s brothers who helped create the world and humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vili canonical | 12 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| anthropogonicAct |
gave humans understanding or mind
ⓘ
participated in giving life to Ask and Embla ⓘ |
| associatedWith | will ⓘ |
| attestedIn | Gylfaginning ⓘ |
| cosmicAct |
helped create the clouds from Ymir’s brain
ⓘ
helped create the earth from Ymir’s flesh ⓘ helped create the mountains from Ymir’s bones ⓘ helped create the seas from Ymir’s blood ⓘ helped create the sky from Ymir’s skull ⓘ helped set the sparks as stars in the sky ⓘ helped shape the cosmos from Ymir’s body ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | world-creator alongside Odin and Vé ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic mythology
ⓘ
Norse mythology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasBrotherTrioRole | one of three creator brothers with Odin and Vé ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| memberOf |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| mortality | immortal ⓘ |
| mythicFunction |
anthropogony
ⓘ
cosmogony ⓘ |
| mythicStatus | primordial god ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | will ⓘ |
| notableMyth |
creation of the first humans Ask and Embla
ⓘ
creation of the world from Ymir ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse pantheon
|
| participatedIn | slaying of the primordial giant Ymir ⓘ |
| regionOfCult | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ask and Embla
ⓘ
Germanic creation myth ⓘ Ymir ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Odin
ⓘ
Vé ⓘ |
| religion |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse religion
|
| roleInMythology | creator god ⓘ |
| sibling |
Odin
ⓘ
Vé ⓘ |
| source |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Viking Age
ⓘ
pre-Christian Scandinavia ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.