What does Iðunn keep?
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the golden apples of youth
Iðunn's apples keep the gods young and immortal, without them they would lose their power.
💡 Did you know? When a giant carried Iðunn off, the gods began to grey and age.
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Who had to bring Iðunn back?
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Loki
Because Loki was partly to blame for the abduction, he had to fetch Iðunn back from the land of the giants.
💡 Did you know? In the shape of a falcon Loki carried Iðunn, turned into a nut, back to Asgard.
Who is Iðunn's husband?
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the poet god Bragi
Iðunn is the wife of Bragi, the god of poetry.
💡 Did you know? As goddess of rejuvenation she embodies the eternal fresh start: spring among the gods.
Who abducted Iðunn from Asgard?
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the giant Thiazi
The eagle-giant Thiazi forced Loki to hand over Iðunn along with her apples.
💡 Did you know? Without the apples the gods began to age at once: until Loki brought them back.
With what is Iðunn depicted?
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with a bowl of apples
Iðunn usually carries a bowl or casket with the golden apples of youth.
💡 Did you know? However much the gods eat, her store of apples never runs out.
What does Iðunn stand for despite her quiet role?
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for youth and renewal
As a quiet but indispensable goddess, Iðunn embodies the eternal renewal of life.
💡 Did you know? Her myth shows that even the mighty Aesir depend on her.
In what shape did the giant Thiazi abduct the goddess?
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as an eagle
He blackmailed Loki into luring Idun out.
💡 Did you know? Without her apples the gods turned grey within days.
Into what did Loki turn Idun for the escape?
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into a nut
In falcon guise he carried her home to Asgard.
💡 Did you know? The eagle close behind: a race for everything.
How did the pursuing giant Thiazi end?
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he burned
The gods lit shavings as he flew over the wall.
💡 Did you know? His mountain realm Thrymheim passed to his daughter Skadi.
Whose wrath followed Thiazi's death?
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Skadi's
The daughter came to Asgard in full armour.
💡 Did you know? The redress: choosing a husband by his feet and a laugh.
In what does Idun carry her apples?
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in an ash-wood casket
The “eski”: her portable fountain of youth.
💡 Did you know? It echoes the world ash Yggdrasil.
With which Greek fruit are Idun's apples compared?
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the apples of the Hesperides
There too, women guard golden wonder-apples.
💡 Did you know? A wandering motif of European myth.
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