Nidhogg mythology
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For this reason also it is possible that the constellations were identified outside of Scandinavia and then imported in at a later time, but without knowing which gods they were associated with it is difficult to hypothesize which peoples they might be associated with.)įriggerock (Frigg’s distaff) – this consists of three stars making up a distaff, which is equated with the belt of Orion. In addition, there apparently was never one consistent set of “Norse” constellations, just as there are several representations of the Sun or Moon. Therefore, although they arise from Norse mythology, it is perhaps more proper to call them constellations from Northern Europe, to distinguish them from the Greek and Roman constellations known from Southern Europe. It is clear that by the time of the Eddas that the descriptions of the deer, squirrel, eagle and serpent were no longer linked to constellations. (While it could be justified in saying that these are Norse constellations, it is not actually known if the Norse or Vikings knew they were constellations and not abstract concepts. (See the paper “Ancient Skiesof Northern Europe” on the Mythology page for more details.) The ones shown here are the only ones thatare known to be genuine Nordic constellations. Theconstellations are largely based upon evidence from knowledge of Germanicmythology, but they are modern recreations based upon the suggestions of thesesources. Also it cannot be certain sometimes exactlywhich stars were the ones seen from those times (and this will continue unlessa graphic depiction is located).
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Although the constellations here were known in the past, allbut Thiassi’s Eyes and Nidhogg play no role within Norse mythology.