Fenrir

Japanese: Fenrir
Fenrir

…In mythology, it appears with an apocalyptic image. For example, in Norse mythology, at the end of the world, the monster wolf Fenrir swallows the chief god Odin, and the wolves Skol and Hati chase the sun and moon and finally swallow them. This is interpreted as a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. …

From Norse mythology

…Týr, also the son of Odin, was the bravest of the Æsirs. When the gods tricked the wolf Fenrir into putting him in fetters, he was able to thrust his hand into the wolf's mouth as a sign of his victory. In the process, Týr lost one of his wrists.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Fenrir" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…神話の中では終末論的イメージをもって現れる。例えば北欧神話では,世界の終末に怪狼(かいろう)フェンリルFenrirが主神オーディンをのみ込むし,太陽や月を追いかけ,ついにこれをのみ込むスコルScllとハティHatiというオオカミが出てくる。これは日食と月食を意味していると解される。…

【北欧神話】より

…同じくオーディンの子チュールTýrは,アース神のうちでいちばん勇気のある神である。怪狼フェンリルFenrirをだまして神々が足枷をつけたとき,証しに手をその口の中に突っ込むことのできたのがこの神である。このときチュールは片手首を失った。…

※「Fenrir」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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