Idun; Idunn

Japanese: イズン（英語表記）Idun; Idunn

The goddess of youth in Norse mythology. Also known as Iduna. Some say she is the wife of Bragi, the god of poetry. She is said to be the guardian of the apples of immortality that give eternal youth and life to the gods. Idun is tricked by the evil god Loki and is captured by the giant Sziad along with the apples. Having lost Idun and the apples, the gods begin to age and command Loki to bring Sziad back. Loki transforms himself into a hawk and transforms Idun into a nut, taking her back from the land of the giants. Sziad pursues them and is killed by the gods.

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Japanese:

北欧神話の青春の女神。イズーナ Idunaとも呼ばれる。詩歌の神ブラギの妻という説もある。神々に永遠の青春と生命を与える不老不死のリンゴの番人とされる。イズンは悪神ロキにだまされ，リンゴとともに巨人シアジに捕えられる。イズンとリンゴを失った神々は老い始め，ロキにシアジを連れ戻すよう命じる。ロキはタカに身を変え，イズンの姿を木の実に変えて巨人の国から奪い返す。追ってきたシアジは神々によって殺される。

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