Vé
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Vé is a Norse god, one of Odin’s brothers, associated with the creation of the world in Norse mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vé canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic order
ⓘ
sacred enclosure ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Poetic Edda (indirectly)
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| classification | deity of creation ⓘ |
| cosmicAct |
creation of Midgard from Ymir’s body
ⓘ
shaping of sky and earth ⓘ |
| cosmogonicFunction |
ordering the cosmos
ⓘ
shaping the world from Ymir’s body ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Old Norse vé (holy place, shrine) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasBrother |
Odin
ⓘ
Vili ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
creation
ⓘ
sacral space ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Odin
ⓘ
Vili ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| memberOf |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| mentionedBy | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| mythicEvent | establishment of heaven and earth from Ymir ⓘ |
| mythicRole | companion of Odin in primordial acts ⓘ |
| mythologicalGroup | Odin, Vili and Vé ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
holy place
ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse gods
|
| participatedIn |
creation of the world from Ymir
ⓘ
slaying of the giant Ymir ⓘ |
| regionOfCult | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
creator god
ⓘ
world-creator ⓘ |
| sibling |
Odin
ⓘ
Vili ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith | Lóðurr (in some scholarly theories) ⓘ |
| sourceType | medieval Icelandic literature ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
Viking Age
ⓘ
early medieval Scandinavia ⓘ |
| togetherWith |
Odin
ⓘ
Vili ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | creation of humans Ask and Embla ⓘ |
| worshipContext | sacred spaces and shrines ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.