Hati Hróðvitnisson

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Hati Hróðvitnisson is a wolf from Norse mythology who chases the moon across the sky and is fated to devour it during Ragnarök.

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Hati Hróðvitnisson canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Norse mythology
mythological wolf
associatedWith cosmic order and its destruction
the end of the world in Norse myth
chases the shining god who guides the Moon
chasesAcross the sky
cosmicFunction causes eclipses or darkness by pursuing the Moon
cosmicOpponent Máni, the personified Moon
culture Norse
domain celestial bodies
dwellsIn the heavens
epithetOfFather Fenrir
surface form: Hróðvitnir is another name for Fenrir
eventAssociatedWith Ragnarok
surface form: Ragnarök
fate to devour the Moon at Ragnarök
literarySourceLanguage Old Norse
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
mentionedIn Gylfaginning
Prose Edda
mythicCycle Eschatological myths of Ragnarök
mythology Norse mythology
nameMeaning Hati means "hater" or "one who hates" in Old Norse
opposedTo the gods who maintain cosmic order
parent Fenrir
patronymicMeaning son of Hróðvitnir
pursues Máni
the Moon
role chaser of the Moon
sibling Sköll
species wolf
symbolizes inevitable cosmic doom
the devouring of light

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Fenrir offspring Hati Hróðvitnisson
Mani pursuedBy Hati Hróðvitnisson
subject surface form: Máni
Sköll sibling Hati Hróðvitnisson