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The land of fire which existed before life was created in Norse mythology

The land of ice and fog which existed before life was created in Norse mythology

The region where the fire and ice met in Norse mythology, which never had an end or a beginning

The evil frost giant formed in Ginnungagap who was the first of all beings and the father of the frost giants

The cow whose milk nourished Ymir

The cheif of the Norse gods

He killed Ymir and made the universe out of his body with his brothers Vili and Ve

The godess of the sky and Odin's wife

The dwelling place of the Norse gods

Asgard's great hall where Odin recieved and feasted with the souls of those who had heroically died in battle

The collective name of the Norse gods who lived in Asgard

The evil frost giants who ruled before the Asgard

The drink of the Norse gods

The peace-loving fertility gods who made peace with the Aesir after some initial conflict

Nine helmeted warlike godesses who carried the souls of the brave warriors to Valhalla

The land of men in Norse mythology

A flaming rainbow bridge which linked Asgard to Midgard

Small Norse craftmen who live underground

The eight-legged horse of Odin

The world tree in Norse mythology which Odin hung himself from to gain wisdom

Has 540 massive doors and a roof of golden sheilds

The residences of this place are known as Einherjar

Scores of this Jewish sect commited suicide instead of being captured

The ninth month of the Islamic calender in which Muslims fast

The pillar of Islam saying they must fast during Ramadan

She saved Iphigenia from sacrifice

She turned Actaeon into a deer after he saw her bathing

Also known as Phoebus

Theorized a four-stage model of cognitave development in children

Described how to get women in The Art of Love

His oracle was Dodona

He replaced his cupbarer Hebe (his daughter) with Ganymede

He rides the bird Garuda

The incarnations of Vishnu

He sacrifices Helios' cattle as thanks for avoiding Scylla and Charybdis

The monster Odysseus avoided

The whirlpool Odysseus avoided

Odysseus' son

His mortal wife Pschye pours hot wax on him to discover his true identity

His mortal wife Pschye pours hot wax on him to discover his true identity

Asita predicted he would be a great leader

He meditated under a Bodhi tree

He attended the Marburg Colloquy with Zwingli

His sayings are collectively known as Ahadeeth

The Egyptian god of the afterlife

He will slay Jormungandr at Ragnarok

This god was "born twice", once from Zeus' thigh

A poisonous snake made by this god's spit bit him and forced him to reveal his true name

This Egyptian god carries the sun on his head

The rooster Gullinkambi wakes the residences of this place

He was caught in a net after having an affair with Aphrodite

After the gods ill-advisedly churn the sea, he swallows the ensuing upswell of poison, turning his throat blue

The collective names for the Hindu gods Brahama, Vishnu and Shiva

He wears a necklace of skulls

Oral poems and sources for Norse myth.

Land of fire that was one of two places that existed before life was created.

Land of ice and fog that was one of the two places that existed before life was created.

Region of emptiness between Muspelheim and Niflheim with no beginning and no end; where fire and ice met.

Evil frost giant formed by spontaneous generation from salty ice blocks and sparks of fire in Ginnungagap; the father of all living things and father of frost giants.

Any of the evil Frost Giants who ruled before the chief gods.

Abode of the Frost Giants (Jotuns).

Second creature to appear; the cow who nourished Ymir.

Man uncovered after the cow licked the salty ice.

Bori's son who married a frost giant named Bestla.

3 sons of Bori and Bestla.

Chief god, ruler of the universe, and wisest of the gods who with the help of his brothers killed Ymir, from whose body the world was created.

Goddess of the sky, Odin's wise wife, who was the goddess of married love and who presided over the home and over Asgard.

Dwelling place of the gods, said to be located at the center of the universe and accessible only by the rainbow bridge.

Asgard's great hall with 540 doors where Odin received and fed the souls of warriors who were slain heroically in battle.

Collective name for the chief gods who lived in the home they had built as protection against the Frost Giants (Jotuns).

Drink of the gods, flowing endlessly from the udder of the goat Heidrum.

Peace-loving race of fertility gods who made peace with the Aesir after some intial conflict.

Heroes who fell in battle and were chosen to enter Valhalla.

Nine beautiful helmeted warlike goddess-maidens who as Odin's attendants carried the souls of the dead to Valhalla.

Earth, the land of men.

Flaming rainbow bridge that linked Asgard and Midgard.

Small, misshapen skilled craftsmen who lived underground in Nidavellir and were created by the gods from the maggots in Ymir's decaying body.

Sprites, some dark and some light, with magical powers who cared for the flowers and for the streams.

Malicious, dwarfish creatures, some with 50 heads, who lived underground or in caves and worked as smiths.

Giant ash tree whose branches reached heaven and spread over the earth and held together the universe of Niflheim, Jotunheim, and Asgard- it sprang from the body of Ymir and was exprected to survive the final battle as it "always was and is and will be."

3 sister goddesses of fate who meted out the destinies of man as well as that of the gods- they were descended from the Giants and lived at the base of Yggdrasil, watering it from the sacred well of Urd(r), where the gods met and sat in judgment.

Serpent that lived near Hvergelmir, a well in foggy Niflheim near the root of the ash tree Yggdrasil- it constantly tried to bring the ash tree down by gnawing on it.

Famous Norse hero and later one of the class of fierce warriors who fought with such wild fury that they needed no armor.

Ever vigilant watchman of the gods, who guarded the rainbow bridge.

Handsome god, protector of ships, sailors, and fishermen, who was married to Skadji, the goddess of winter.

Red-haired god of thunder, lightning, war, and strength.

Thor's hammer used to create lightning and which always returned to his hand like a boomerang.

One-handed god of war or battle noted for his courage.

God of beauty, radiance, light, peace, and wisdom, the handsome son of Odin and Frigga in whose murder the god of evil was involved- as the gods were not immortal, he was the first of the gods to die.

God of poetry and eloquence who along with his brother Hermod greeted the slain heroes as they arrived in Valhalla.

God of evil and mischief who tricked Hoder into killing his brother.

God of silence, known as the "silent one."

Blind god of night and darkness whom Loki tricked into killing Balder, his brother, with mistletoe.

Messenger of the gods.

God of the sea.

Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld, one of the offspring of Loki and Angerboda.

Goddess of love and beauty, marriage and the dead- called the "Bride of the Vanir" because of her many love affairs.

God of peace, agriculture, and fertility, the brother of Freyja.

Goddess of spring and the keeper of the golden apples of perpetual youth eaten daily by the gods.

One of Odin's Valkyries who fell in love with Siegfried but had him killed and then committed suicide after she discovered he had deceived her.

Field of 100 miles in length and breadth where the last battle took place.

Day of doom, when the final battle between the gods and the Giants, or the forces of evil, took place and the old world and all of its inhabitants were destroyed.

Wolf that broke free from its bonds in the underworld and swallowed the sun and the moon- he bit off Tyr's hand when he placed it in the wolf's mouth as a pledge.

Magic thread or yarn that the dwarves wove in order to bind the wolf Fenrir.

As the world shook, a tidal wave caused this animal to free its tail from its jaws and surge out of the sea.

Odin's house and the golden palace in which Valhalla or the hall of heroes was located.

Odin's 8-legged horse that could cross land and sea.

Odin's magic arm ring made for him by a dwarf.

Odin's (black) ravens who flew across the world each day and returned each night to report everything they had learned.

Odin's spear.

Odin's wolves.

Odin's goat from whose udders was drawn and endless supply of mead for the gods.

Odin's throne where no one but Odin or his wife was allowed to sit.

Magical characters inscribed on anything, especially wood and stone, that allowed Odin to predict the future, change his shape, and visit the underworld.

Fierce fire giant, ruler of Muspelheim, who with his flaming sword led his followers over Bifrost against the Aesir, engulfing the whole world in flames.