Mani

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Mani is the personification of the Moon in Norse mythology, counted among the Aesir gods.

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Label Occurrences
Mani canonical 7

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse deity
deity
lunar deity
mythological figure
personification
associatedMyth story of Bil and Hjuki
associatedWith lunar calendar
lunar phases
measurement of months
night
timekeeping
capturedCompanion children Bil and Hjuki
category Norse gods
lunar gods
sky and weather gods
contrastedWith Sól as personification of the Sun
cosmicFunction guides the Moon across the sky
regulates the course of the Moon
cosmicLocation sky
culture Norse mythology
domain Moon
eschatologicalRole pursued until Ragnarök
gender male
languageForm Old Norse "Máni"
mentionedIn Grímnismál
Gylfaginning
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
Vafþrúðnismál
mythicCycle Ragnarok
surface form: Ragnarök
nameMeaning "Moon" in Old Norse
pantheon Aesir
surface form: Æsir
parent Mundilfari
pullsChariotWith horses
pursuedBy Hati Hróðvitnisson
a wolf in Norse mythology
relative Mundilfari
Sól
rides chariot
role personification of the Moon
sibling Sól
sourceTradition medieval Icelandic literature
takesFromEarth Bil
Hjuki
worshipContext pre-Christian Norse religion

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Referenced by (7)

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

Aesir member Mani
The Stone Roses member Mani
Manichaeism founder Mani
Manichaeism namedAfter Mani
Shapur I patronOf Mani