Þrymr
E391531
Þrymr is a giant (jötunn) from Norse mythology best known for stealing Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and demanding the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Þrymr canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3458595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Þrymr Context triple: [Jotunheim, notableInhabitant, Þrymr]
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A.
Hermóðr
Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
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B.
Þórr
Þórr is the Norse god of thunder, storms, and protection, famed for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and defending gods and humans from giants.
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C.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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D.
Óðr
Óðr is a mysterious figure in Norse mythology, often associated with inspiration or ecstasy and known primarily as the frequently absent husband of the goddess Freyja.
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E.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Þrymr Target entity description: Þrymr is a giant (jötunn) from Norse mythology best known for stealing Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and demanding the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange.
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A.
Hermóðr
Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
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B.
Þórr
Þórr is the Norse god of thunder, storms, and protection, famed for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and defending gods and humans from giants.
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C.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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D.
Óðr
Óðr is a mysterious figure in Norse mythology, often associated with inspiration or ecstasy and known primarily as the frequently absent husband of the goddess Freyja.
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E.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse mythological figure
ⓘ
giant ⓘ jötunn ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| action | stole Mjölnir from Thor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Þrymskviða ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
Mjolnir
ⓘ
surface form:
Mjölnir
|
| associatedWithDeity |
Freyja
ⓘ
Thor ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| demand | marriage to Freyja in exchange for returning Mjölnir ⓘ |
| etymology | name possibly related to Old Norse word for "noise" or "crash" ⓘ |
| event | wedding feast with Thor disguised as Freyja ⓘ |
| familyRole |
King of Jotunheim
ⓘ
surface form:
king of the jötnar (in Þrymskviða)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological poem narrative ⓘ |
| killedBy | Thor ⓘ |
| killedWith |
Mjolnir
ⓘ
surface form:
Mjölnir
|
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryFormOfSource | Eddic poetry ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Germanic mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demanding Freyja as his bride
ⓘ
theft of Thor's hammer Mjölnir ⓘ |
| opponent | Thor ⓘ |
| residence |
Jotunheim
ⓘ
surface form:
Jötunheimr
|
| roleInMyth | antagonist to Thor ⓘ |
| sourceTextLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| species | jötunn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Þrymr Description of subject: Þrymr is a giant (jötunn) from Norse mythology best known for stealing Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and demanding the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.