Hymir

Also known as: Hymer · Family: Jötuns · Role: giant · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir

Life events

• Thor and Ty arrive at Hymir’s home to obtain his cauldron.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir · 📍 Hymir's home)
  • With: Thor
  • “Rapidly they drove forward that day from Asgard, till to the giant's home they came.”
• Thor catches the Midgard serpent, but it sinks back into the ocean.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir)
  • With: Thor
  • “Drew up boldly the mighty Thor the worm with venom glistening, up to the side; with his hammer struck, on his foul head's summit, like a rock towering, the wolf's own brother.”
• Thor breaks Hymir’s cup by striking it against Hymir’s head.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir)
  • With: Thor
  • “Strike at the head of Hymir, the Jotun with food oppressed, that is harder than any cup.”
• Thor kills the mountain-giants pursuing him and Hymir.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir · 📍 the caverns)
  • With: Thor
  • “Miollnir hurled forth towards the savage crew, and slew all the mountain-giants, who with Hymir had him pursued.”
• Thor brings Hymir’s kettle to the gods’ council for their beer-drinking.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir · 📍 the gods' council)
  • With: Thor
  • “In his strength exulting he to the gods' council came, and had the kettle, which Hymir had possessed, out of which every god shall beer with Oegir drink at every harvest-tide.”
• Hymer cuts Thor’s line, and the Midgard-serpent sinks back into the sea.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XIV · Thor's Adventures · Part 5)
  • With: Thor Jormungand
  • “just at the moment when Thor grasped the hammer and lifted it in the air, the giant fumbled for his fishing-knife and cut off Thor’s line at the gunwale, whereby the serpent sank back into the sea.”
• Thor strikes Hymer, knocking him backward into the sea.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XIV · Thor's Adventures · Part 5)
  • With: Thor
  • “Thor clenched his fist and gave the giant a box on the ear so that he fell backward into the sea”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir

• child: Tyr “There dwells eastward of Elivagar the all-wise Hymir, at heaven's end. My sire, fierce of mood, a kettle owns, a capacious cauldron, a rast in depth.”
• with Thor (Thor slew the mountain-giants pursuing him with Hymir; one-off event.) “Miollnir hurled forth towards the savage crew, and slew all the mountain-giants, who with Hymir had him pursued.”

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XIV · Thor's Adventures · Part 5

• protégé: Thor “Thor tarried there as a guest through the night.”
• enemies with Thor “Thor clenched his fist and gave the giant a box on the ear so that he fell backward into the sea, and he saw his heels last, but Thor waded ashore.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.