Dagr

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Dagr is a figure from Norse mythology associated with the personification of day.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dagr canonical 3
Ushas 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Norse mythology
mythological personification of day
personification
associatedWith Skinfaxi
day
light
sky
sunrise
attestedIn Old Norse sources
cosmicCyclePartner Nótt
cosmicFunction marks the passage of days
culture Norse mythology
describedIn Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
domain daytime
father Dellingr
gender male
grandfather Nörvi
hasAttribute bright
radiant
hasHorse Skinfaxi
horseAttribute Skinfaxi’s mane illuminates the sky
languageOfName Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
literarySourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
mentionedIn Gylfaginning
Vafþrúðnismál
mother Nótt
mythicCategory personified natural phenomenon
mythologicalCycle Norse cosmology
nameMeaning Day
oppositeOf Nótt
regionOfCult Germanic world
Scandinavia
relatedTo Nótt
representedAs rider in the sky
rides Skinfaxi
role bringer of daylight
sharesThemeWith Snotra
surface form: Máni

Sól
symbol bright horse
daylight
timePeriodOfWorship Viking Age
pre-Christian Scandinavia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dag hasVariant Dagr
Ashvins associatedWithDeity Dagr
this entity surface form: Ushas