Ratatoskr
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Ratatoskr is a squirrel-like creature from Norse mythology that scurries up and down the world tree Yggdrasil, carrying messages and insults between the eagle at its top and the serpent at its roots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ratatoskr canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological creature
ⓘ
squirrel-like being ⓘ |
| alignment | mischievous ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | myth ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal |
eagle
ⓘ
serpent ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic axis
ⓘ
world tree ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Níðhöggr
ⓘ
Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| communicatesBetween |
Níðhöggr
ⓘ
eagle at the top of Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| communicationType |
insults
ⓘ
verbal messages ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation |
Bifrost
ⓘ
surface form:
Ásgarðr vicinity via Yggdrasil
|
| cosmologicalRole | links upper and lower worlds on Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| dwellsOn | Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| function |
carries insults
ⓘ
carries messages ⓘ |
| habitat |
Yggdrasil
ⓘ
surface form:
world tree
|
| hasFurColor | squirrel-like brown ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| mediatesBetween |
eagle at the top of Yggdrasil
ⓘ
serpent at the roots of Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| movementDirection | between top and roots of Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| movementPattern | runs up and down Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| mythicFunction | maintains communication across cosmic levels ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Germanic ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
bore-tooth
ⓘ
drill-tooth ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | stirs hostility between eagle and serpent ⓘ |
| positionOnYggdrasil | trunk of the tree ⓘ |
| relatedMythicFigure |
Níðhöggr
ⓘ
unnamed eagle on Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| role |
go-between
ⓘ
messenger ⓘ |
| speciesForm | squirrel ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
conflict-bearing messages
ⓘ
gossip ⓘ slander ⓘ |
| taxonomy | Norse mythological animal ⓘ |
| treeSectionTraversed | from crown to roots ⓘ |
| worldviewContext | Norse cosmology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.