Day

Role: son of Night and Delling · First appears: Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued)

Life events

• Day was born to Night and Delling.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued))
  • With: Delling
  • “Her last husband was Delling (Daybreak), who was of asa-race. Their son was Day, who was light and fair after his father.”
• Alfather gave Night and Day horses and cars and set them in heaven to drive around the earth.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued) · 📍 heaven)
  • With: Night
  • “Then took Alfather Night and her son Day, gave them two horses and two cars, and set them up in heaven to drive around the earth, each in twelve hours by turns.”

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

• parent: Night “Her last husband was Delling (Daybreak), who was of asa-race. Their son was Day, who was light and fair after his father.”
• parent: Delling “Her last husband was Delling (Daybreak), who was of asa-race. Their son was Day, who was light and fair after his father.”

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