Thor - Thor (English spelling)

Japanese: トール - とーる(英語表記)Thórr
Thor - Thor (English spelling)

A god in Norse mythology. He is well known along with Odin, and in the Edda he is said to be Odin's son. His wife is Sib. He lives in Thrudheimr, and wields Mjolnir, a hammer that always kills enemies when thrown, a belt that doubles his strength, and iron gloves to hold the hammer's handle. He is the strongest of the Asadi tribe, which protects gods and humans from giants, and there are many stories in the Edda mythology, such as the story of retrieving the hammer from the giant Thrym, fishing for a giant snake with Himir, defeating the giant Geirrod, and an expedition to the land of the giant Utgarthaloki. At the end of the world, he defeats the Midgard Serpent, but loses his own life to its venom. The fact that this god, the god of thunder and farmers, was widely worshiped throughout the Germanic region can be seen from place names and personal names.

[Yukio Taniguchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北欧神話の神。オーディンとともによく知られ、『エッダ』ではオーディンの子とされる。妻はシブ。スルーズヘイムに住み、投げればかならず敵を倒す槌(つち)ミョルニルと、力を倍にする力帯、その槌の柄(え)を握るための鉄の手袋を武器にもつ。巨人族から神々と人間を守るアサ神族随一の怪力の持ち主で、エッダ神話には、巨人スリムのところでの槌を取り戻す話や、巨人ヒミルとの大蛇釣り、巨人ゲイルロズ退治、巨人ウートガルザロキの国への遠征の話などが数多く語られている。世界の終末にはミドガルドの大蛇を倒すが、その毒によって自らも命を落とす。雷神、農民の神であるこの神が広くゲルマン全域で崇拝されていたことは、地名や人名からもうかがえる。

[谷口幸男]

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