Freaky

Japanese: Freki
Freaky

...This is interpreted as meaning a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. Odin is served by two wolves, Geri and Freki, and this is probably because Odin is considered to be both the god of war and the god of death, and the image of wolves scavenging for corpses and carrion on the battlefield is linked to this. In folk beliefs, wolves often appear as demonic beings.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは日食と月食を意味していると解される。オーディンにはゲリGeriとフレキFrekiという2頭のオオカミが仕えているが,これは〈軍神〉であると同時に〈死の神〉とされるオーディンに,戦場で死体や腐肉をあさるオオカミのイメージが結びついたのであろう。民間信仰にもオオカミは,デーモン的存在として現れることが多い。…

※「Freki」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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