Hjuke

Role: child taken by Moon · First appears: Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued)

Life events

• Moon took Bil and Hjuke from the earth, and they always accompany him.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued))
  • With: Moon Bil
  • “He took from the earth two children, who hight Bil and Hjuke, as they were going from the well called Byrger, and were carrying on their shoulders the bucket called Sager and the pole Simul. Their father’s name is Vidfin. These children always accompany Moon, as can be seen from the earth.”

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued)

• parent: Vidfin “He took from the earth two children, who hight Bil and Hjuke, as they were going from the well called Byrger, and were carrying on their shoulders the bucket called Sager and the pole Simul. Their father’s name is Vidfin.”

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