Ask and Embla

E876301

figures in Norse mythology mythological human couple primordial humans

Ask and Embla are the first humans in Norse mythology, created by the gods from trees and endowed with life, consciousness, and form.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ask	0
Embla	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	figures in Norse mythology ⓘ mythological human couple ⓘ primordial humans ⓘ
associatedWith	world-creation myths ⓘ
attestedIn	medieval Icelandic literature ⓘ
authoritativeSource	Snorri Sturluson NERFINISHED ⓘ
comparedTo	Adam and Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmologicalContext	Norse cosmogony ⓘ
createdBy	Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vili NERFINISHED ⓘ Vé NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdFrom	trees ⓘ wood found on a seashore ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ
describedAs	first humans in Norse mythology ⓘ
foundOn	sea shore ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ male ⓘ
genderComposition	male and female ⓘ
givenGift	consciousness ⓘ hearing ⓘ human form ⓘ life ⓘ movement ⓘ reason ⓘ sight ⓘ speech ⓘ
languageOfSources	Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ
member	Ask NERFINISHED ⓘ Embla NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalRole	ancestors of humankind ⓘ
mythType	origin myth ⓘ
narratedIn	Gylfaginning NERFINISHED ⓘ Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Scandinavia ⓘ
relatedConcept	creation of mankind ⓘ
relatedDeity	Æsir NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	pre-Christian Scandinavian religion ⓘ
role	first man in Norse mythology ⓘ first woman in Norse mythology ⓘ
symbolism	human dependence on gods for life and form ⓘ transformation from nature to culture ⓘ
timeOfMythRecording	13th century ⓘ

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Vili → relatedConcept → Ask and Embla ⓘ