Odin's eye
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Odin's eye is the mythic eye that the Norse god Odin sacrificed in exchange for wisdom and knowledge.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body part in mythology
ⓘ
mythological object ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Old Norse literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Well of Mímir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSymbol | one-eyed Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOf | Odin's quest for knowledge ⓘ |
| culturalRole | motif of trading physical wholeness for insight ⓘ |
| depictedAs | single eye ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
hidden in Mímir's well
ⓘ
lost ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poetic Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ Völuspá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicFunction |
payment for a drink from Mímir's well
ⓘ
source of Odin's enhanced wisdom ⓘ |
| partOf | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Odin's missing eye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odin's self-sacrifice on Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| sacrificedAt |
Mímir's well
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mímisbrunnr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacrificedBy | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacrificedTo | Mímir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
knowledge
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sacrifice ⓘ the cost of wisdom ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
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