This page was last edited on 13 June 2020, at 14:10. Mundilfari is attested in the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál stanza 23, and in chapter 11 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning. The House of Mundilfari Long ago, according to legend, there was a giant named Mundilfari who was called the Turner of Time. He is attested in the eddic poem Vafþrúðnismál: Snorri Sturluson tells a somewhat different story in Gylfaginning. Zur Strafe wurden die Kinder dazu gezwungen, die göttlichen Streitwagen durch den Himmel zu steuern. Mundilfari war ein Riese, der in Midgard lebte. Here, a certain man named Mundilfari had two children who were so fair and comely that he called his son Moon and his daughter Sun, and wedded her to a man called Glenr. https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mundilfari_(Mythologie)&oldid=197661532, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“. Sól drives the horses that pull the chariot of the sun, and Mani steers the course of the moon and determines its waxing and waning. [2] John Lindow states that if the first element, mundil- is related to mund, meaning "period of time," then the name may be a kenning for the Moon,[2] as Rudolf Simek theorizes. Article created on Monday, March 3, 1997. Mundilfari erhielt zunächst die vorläufige Bezeichnung S/2000 S 9. [1], For the moon of Saturn named after Mundilfari, see, Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs, Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, Mythological Norse people, items and places, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mundilfari&oldid=962344795, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In Norse mythology Mundilfari (rendered variously Mundilfari, Mundilföri and Mundilfœri) (Old Norse, possibly "the one moving according to particular times"[1]) is the father of Sól, goddess associated with the Sun, and Máni, associated with the Moon. Mundilfari, auch Mundilfare oder Mundilföri, ist eine Riesengestalt aus der Nordischen Mythologie. Daher ziehen die beiden täglich als Sonne und Mond über den Himmel. Sól drives the horses that pull the chariot of the sun, and Mani steers the course of the moon and determines its waxing and waning. Mundilfari, nord., bedeutet „der sich nach bestimmten Zeiten bewegt“. The gods were incensed that Mundilfari had given his children such imposing names, so they took the siblings and set them up in the heavens, to control the heavenly bodies they had created. Mani, ebenfalls ein Riese, fährt im Mondwagen, wobei ihn Bil und Hjuki begleiten. In Norse mythology Mundilfari (Old Norse, possibly "the one moving according to particular times") is the father of Sól, goddess associated with the Sun, and Máni, associated with the Moon. A kenning for the sun is Daughter of Mundilfari. Er gilt in den Liedern des Nordens als Beweger der Weltachse, Vater von Sonne und Mond und verkörpert auch die Nacht. In Norse mythology Mundilfari (rendered variously Mundilfari, Mundilföri and Mundilfœri) (Old Norse, possibly "the one moving according to particular times") is the father of Sól, goddess associated with the Sun, and Máni, associated with the Moon. The gods were incensed that Mundilfari had given his children such imposing names, so they took the siblings and set them up in the heavens, to control the heavenly bodies they had created. Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. His children Sunna, Mani, and Sinthgunt became the deities of Sun, Moon, and Twilight. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 11. Weil er seine hübschen Kinder, Sôl und Mani, beide ebenfalls Riesen, nach Sonne und Mond benannte, erzürnten sich die Götter (Asen) ob dieser Anmaßung. Mundilfari is attested in the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál stanza 23, … The name appears in various forms in attestations for the figure, some of them significantly different, and various theories have been proposed for the name. Mundilfari, auch Mundilfare oder Mundilföri, ist eine Riesengestalt aus der Nordischen Mythologie. Die Riesin Sol fährt im Sonnenwagen, gezogen von den Hengsten Alswinn und Arwakr. The father of Sól and Máni, the sun and the moon. März 2020 um 12:45 Uhr bearbeitet. An ancient giantess, Nott, joined the House of Mundilfari and became the goddess of … Benannt wurde der Mond nach Mundilfari, einem Riesen aus der nordischen Mythologie. Er gilt in den Liedern des Nordens als Beweger der Weltachse, Vater von Sonne und Mond und verkörpert auch die Nacht.