Skadi

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Skadi is a giantess and goddess in Norse mythology associated with winter, skiing, mountains, and hunting.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
ski-goddess 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Norse mythology
goddess
jötunn
appearsIn Gylfaginning
Poetic Edda NERFINISHED
Prose Edda NERFINISHED
Prose Edda
surface form: Skáldskaparmál
associatedWith hunting
mountains
skiing
winter
chosenHusbandByFeet Njord NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Odin NERFINISHED
symbol bow and arrows
skis
snowshoes
weapon bow
skis

Referenced by (5)

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

Skadi epithet Skadi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ski-goddess
Freyr family Skadi
Norse mythology hasDeity Skadi
Njord spouse Skadi
Freyr stepmother Skadi