File Billingr s girl, bitch, and Odin by Fr lich.jpg thumb Billingr s girl watches on while Odin encounters the bitch tied to her bedpost 1895 by Lorenz Fr lich . In Norse mythology , Billingr or Billing is the father of a maiden whose name is not provided desired by Odin . According to stanzas 96 102 of the poem H vam l from the Poetic Edda , Odin was told by the maiden to meet her after nightfall when it would be safest and she would give herself to him, but when Odin returned he found the path blocked by warriors with swords and burning torches. When he came back at daybreak he discovered that the maiden was gone and had left a dog bitch tied to the bed in her place. In this way Odin was thwarted in his attempts to possess the girl. The episode is narrated in the first person by Odin himself and used by him as an example of the supposed fickleness and deception of women, and he laments the folly of longing for that which is unobtainable. Billingr was presumably either a J tunn giant or a Norse dwarves dwarf , and John Lindow in Norse Mythology 2001 presents arguments for both possibilities. For example, Billing is listed as a dwarf name in the Hauksb k manuscript version of V lusp and is found in a kenning for poetry cup of the son of Billing. Since the dwarves and giants both possessed the Mead of Poetry before Odin obtained it, this kenning applies whether Billing is a dwarf or a giant. On the other hand, if Billing is a dwarf then his daughter would be one of the very few female dwarves in the mythology, while Odin s relations with giantesses are well attested throughout the Edda s. References Larrington, Carolyne transl. 1996 . The Poetic Edda . Oxford World s Classics . ISBN 0 19 283946 2. Lindow, John 2001 . Norse Mythology . Oxford University Press . ISBN 0195153820. Norse mythology Category Norse dwarves Category J tnar Category Article Feedback 5 fr Fille de Billing nl Billing mythologie sh Billingr sv Billing mytologi ... more details
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of Billingr stanzas 96 102 and the story of how Odin got the mead of poetry from the maiden .... 1999 The Poetic Edda , page 77. Oxford World s Classics ISBN 0 19 283946 2 ref On women File Billingr s girl, bitch, and Odin by Fr lich.jpg thumb Billingr s girl watches on while Odin encounters the bitch ... of Odin s thwarted attempt of possessing the daughter of Billingr Billing stanzas 96 102 ... more details
The Prose Edda Prose and Poetic Edda s , which form the foundation of what we know today concerning Norse mythology , contain many names of Jotnar giant mythology giant s and giant mythology giantesses . While many of them are featured in extant myths of their own, many others have come down to us today only as names in various Nafnathulur lists provided for the benefit of skald s or poets of the Middle Ages medieval period and are included here for the purpose of completeness. List of giants A gir Alfarin Alsvart Am J tunn Am Ama J tunn Ama Amgerd Mothers of Heimdall Angeyja Angrboda Asvid Mothers of Heimdall Atla Aurboda Aurgelmir Aurgrimnir Aurnir Aurvandil B Bakrauf Daughters of gir B ra Baugi Beinvid Beli Norse giant Beli Bergelmir Bestla Billingr Bjorgolf Ymir Bl in Blapthvari Daughters of gir Bl dughadda Bolthorn Brandingi Brimir Bryja Buseyra Byleist Daughters of gir Bylgja D Dofri Daughters of gir Dr fn Daughters of gir D fa Dumbr D rnir E Eggth r Eimgeitir Eistla Eisurfala Eld J tunn Eld Eyrgjafa F Fala J tunn Fala F rbauti Grottas ngr Fenja and Menja Fenrir Fjalar and Galar Fjalar Fjolverk Fjolvor Flegg Forad Fornj t Fyrnir G Galar Ganglati Ganglot Gangr Geirr d Geitir Geitla Gerd J tunn Gerd Gestilja Geysa Gilling Gj lp and Greip GLam J tunn Glam Glaum Glaumar Glumra Gneip Gnepia Gnissa Grid Jotun Grid Gr ma Grimling Gr mnir J tunn Gr mnir Grottintanna Gr la Guma J tunn Guma Gunnlod Gusir Gyllir Gymir H Haera Hafli Hala J tunn Hala Hardgreip Hardverk Hastigi Hati Hr vitnisson Hati Daughters of gir Hefring Heidrek Hel being Hel Helblindi Helreginn Hengikepta Hengjankjapta Herkir Herkja Daughters of gir Himinglaeva Hloi Holgabrud H rn Hraesvelgr Hraudnir Hraudung Hrimgerd Hr mgr mnir Hr mnir Hrimthurs Hringvolnir Hripstod Hroar Hrod Hr dvitnir Hrokkvir Daughters of gir Hr nn Hrossthjof Hruga Hrungnir Hryggda Naglfar Hrym Hundalf Hval Hvedra Loki Hvedrung Hymir Hyndla Hyrokkin I Idi giant Idi Im giant Im Ima J tunn Ima Mothers of Heimdall Imd Imge ... more details
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