Skadi
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Skadi is a giantess and goddess in Norse mythology associated with winter, skiing, mountains, and hunting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skadi canonical | 6 |
| Skaði as huntress | 1 |
| ski-goddess | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Norse mythology
ⓘ
goddess ⓘ jötunn ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Skáldskaparmál
|
| associatedWith |
hunting
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ skiing ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| chosenHusbandByFeet | Njord ⓘ |
| compensationReceivedFromÆsir |
placement of Thjazi’s eyes as stars in the sky
ⓘ
right to choose a husband from among the gods ⓘ |
| conflict |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| domain |
hunting
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ snow ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
| epithet |
Skadi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ski-goddess
snow-shoe goddess ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | jötnar ⓘ |
| father | Thjazi ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenceOnModernCulture | namesake for modern uses of Skadi or Skathi in astronomy and fiction ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Jotunheim
ⓘ
surface form:
mountains of Thrymheim
|
| maritalIssue | unhappy marriage with Njord due to disagreement over living by the sea or in the mountains ⓘ |
| marriageArrangement | must choose a husband among the gods by looking only at their feet ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| natureType | mountain giantess ⓘ |
| notableMyth |
demand for compensation for the death of her father Thjazi
ⓘ
making the gods place the eyes of Thjazi in the sky as stars ⓘ marriage to Njord chosen by looking only at the gods’ feet ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir and jötnar
|
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| residence |
Thrymheim
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ |
| spouse |
Njord
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ |
| symbol |
bow and arrows
ⓘ
skis ⓘ snowshoes ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow
ⓘ
skis ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skaði as huntress