Sleipnir
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Sleipnir is the eight-legged, supernaturally fast horse of Norse mythology, renowned as the steed of the god Odin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sleipnir canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Odin's steed
ⓘ
creature in Norse mythology ⓘ mythological horse ⓘ |
| ability |
travel between realms
ⓘ
travel to Hel ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Ardre VIII stone
ⓘ
Tjängvide image stone ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Asgard
ⓘ
Valhalla ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Odin
ⓘ
shapeshifting of Loki ⓘ Yggdrasil ⓘ
surface form:
world tree Yggdrasil
|
| belongsTo |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| bornFrom |
Loki in mare form
ⓘ
Svaðilfari ⓘ
surface form:
stallion Svaðilfari
|
| creationContext | story of the builder of Asgard's wall ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| depictedWith | eight legs ⓘ |
| describedBy | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasColor | grey ⓘ |
| hasDepictionType |
manuscript illustrations
ⓘ
runestone carvings ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| mentionedIn |
Grímnismál
ⓘ
Gylfaginning ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Skáldskaparmál
|
| mythType | etiological myth of origin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | slippery one ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
best of all horses
ⓘ
can travel between worlds ⓘ grey in color ⓘ supernaturally fast ⓘ |
| numberOfLegs | 8 ⓘ |
| parent |
Loki
ⓘ
Svaðilfari ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Loki
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ Svaðilfari ⓘ |
| riddenBy | Odin ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
Odin's mount on journeys
ⓘ
transport for the dead ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Odin's power
ⓘ
shamanic journey ⓘ speed ⓘ |
| transportOf | Odin to Hel to question a völva ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.